From The Washington Post/ Tom
Jackman
Lawyers for the family of John
Geer said they had heard of no progress in the federal investigation into his
slaying. The family filed suit against the Fairfax County police last month,
shortly after the one-year anniversary of the Aug. 29, 2013 shooting in
Springfield, but have not advanced to the stage where they can seek discovery
from the police.
The first pivotal moment in
that case will likely come when Fairfax County’s lawyers ask a judge to put the
case on hold until the criminal investigation is completed. Geer’s lawyers said
they only filed the case because they had gotten no answers from police or
prosecutors on why the shooting occurred, and will argue that the civil suit is
now the logical avenue for information.
