On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Raymond F. Morrogh has informed Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., chief of the Fairfax County Police Department, that he finds no basis for criminal liability on the part of the officer who discharged his weapon in the fatal shooting of James Bryant on Oct. 30, 2013 at 9155 Richmond Highway.

PFC Mohammed Oluwa, who is assigned to the Mount Vernon District Station, will be returned to his patrol duties after having been assigned administrative duties since the incident. The Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct an administrative investigation in accordance with the police department’s General Orders.

Bryant, 28, a resident at the Eleanor Kennedy Shelter, began assaulting other residents at the shelter, according to police. Two officers responded. They encountered Bryant who assaulted an officer and wrestled away his baton. During this altercation, Bryant assaulted the second officer with the baton. Officers employed multiple levels of non-deadly force to try to end the assault. These attempts to control Bryant failed to stop his violent actions. The victim officer, previously struck by the baton, discharged his service weapon to stop an additional assault by Bryant. The officers then rendered aid until medical personnel arrived.