By Matthew Barakat
Associated Press
FAIRFAX, Va. — A former police officer in Virginia has been sentenced to one year behind bars for fatally shooting a man after responding to a domestic dispute.
Former Fairfax County officer Adam Torres, who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter earlier this year, was sentenced Friday. He has already served more than 10 months.
In 2013, Torres shot and killed 46-year-old John Geer of Springfield after a 40-minute standoff in which witnesses say Geer had his hands up. Prosecutors say Torres was angry over the breakup of his marriage and unfit for duty after fighting with his wife the day of the shooting.
Torres said he thought Geer was dropping his hands and might be reaching for a nearby handgun. But he accepted a plea deal that took a murder charge off the table.
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