Fairfax County police officer fatally shoots knife-wielding woman, body cam shows
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The Fairfax County Police Department has released footage from an officer’s body camera showing a knife-wielding woman slashing the officer several times before he shot and killed her in the hallway of her Reston apartment building last month. The footage, released Monday, shows Sydney Wilson’s attack on Officer Peter Liu that left him with several knife wounds, including a large gash on his forehead. The incident occurred Sept. 16 in the 11800 block of Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston. Officer Liu was outside Wilson’s apartment to conduct a welfare check...
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