NORFOLK, Va. - On Tuesday, Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi announced his legal conclusions of the February officer-involved shooting of Barry D. Carrington, Jr. on Granby Street outside of Grace O’Malley’s Irish Pub.
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on February 12, 2022, Norfolk Police responded to an officer-involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No officers were injured, and a firearm was recovered at the scene.
Virginia State Police told us back in February that the investigation was being handled by the Chesapeake Field Office and once complete the findings would be handed over to the Commonwealth's Attorney for review. On October 11, 2022, he announced his conclusions from that review.
Fatehi says Carrington was under the influence of alcohol and that hospital records show his blood-alcohol level was .30, more than three times the legal limit to drive.
He says Carrington fired a gun 13 times along Randolph Street and that two of the bullets went into apartments. He played 911 calls received just after that.
Police body camera video shows Carrington turning away from police, despite their demands to drop his gun. Fatehi says at that time, Carrington was attempting to reload his gun.
"It turns out that Mr. Carrington's magazine was empty," said Fatehi. "He had essentially fired his entire clip on Randolph street. However, there was no way for officers to know that."
Virginia State Police did a separate investigation, and Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney worked the case. Meanwhile, the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney said no charges will be filed against the officers involved.
"The officers committed no crime," Fatehi stated.
Carrington spent six months in jail and has been released.
Fatehi concluded, "We are fortunate that Mr. Carrington survived his series of bad choices and that more people were not hurt due to Mr. Carrington's irresponsible and criminal behavior."
