The Washington Post and Boston Globe are reporting that the FBI agent involved in the fatal shooting of a chechan man in Orlando has been cleared of any wrongdoing. But State Attorney Jeff Ashton’s office says those reports are premature.
In a statement, State Attorney Jeff Ashton’s office called the release of the information “inaccurate and unfair” to the family of 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev and the officers involved in the incident. Todashev was fatally shot during an interrogation with FBI agents regarding his friendship with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Baylor Johnson of ACLU Florida says the news comes as no surprise to the organization.
“When you have law enforcement agencies investigating themselves, outcomes like this are all too predictable”, Johnson said.
Ashton’s office says he will review additional documents and issue a final decision by Monday.