STAFFORD, Va. — Authorities said the police-involved shooting of 17-year-old Evan Newsom was justifiable homicide.
In a statement from Virginia State Police today, authorities said two police officers shot and killed the 17-year-old who was armed with a knife during the early morning hours of Nov. 2.
The full statement can be read here.
Stafford sheriff’s deputies were called to the Newsom home that morning to assist Fauquier County deputies.
A full account from Newsom’s mother can be seen here.
