Fairfax police officer fired after fatal shooting and more Va. headlines

• A Fairfax County police officer was fired Thursday after fatally shooting a man suspected of shoplifting at Tysons Corner Center mall last month. The local police chief said the officer showed “a failure to live up to the expectations of our agency, in particular use of force policies.”—Associated Press

• A newly released surveillance video shows an earlier rough encounter between Irvo Otieno and Henrico County sheriff’s deputies hours before he died in custody after being taken to a state-run psychiatric hospital.—New York Times

• Jeff Roe, a top political adviser to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, is joining a PAC supporting the anticipated presidential run of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, raising questions about Youngkin’s own ambitions for higher office.—Washington Post

• Former Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow will get another full year of salary after her unexpected resignation last month from one of the state’s top education jobs.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• A local Republican official filed a lawsuit claiming Youngkin and other state officials improperly intervened in a GOP state Senate nomination battle in Southside Virginia by changing the nominating method from a primary to a convention.—Cardinal News