Family members of Bijan Ghaisar mark 500 days since shooting with demonstration outside DOJ

WASHINGTON - Family members of a man who was shot and killed by U.S. Park Police officers gathered Monday outside of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. demanding transparency as they marked 500 days since the shooting.

Bijan Ghaisar, a 25-year-old accountant from McLean, was shot on Nov. 17, 2017, in Fairfax County by two U.S. Park Police officers. The shooting was preceded by a brief chase police believe began after a fender bender on the George Washington Parkway in Alexandria. Ghaisar died 10 days later.

Reports from Fairfax County Police confirmed the family's belief that Ghaisar was not armed and no drugs were in his vehicle. A new video of the incident was released in December of last year.

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U.S. Park Police have yet to give an explanation as to why officers shot him. In March, court documents released the names of the officers who were involved in the shooting.

"We are never going to go away. we will be here. we will never forget. not us, not our community, not this town. we will not forget," said Bijan's mother, Kelly Ghaisar.

James Ghaisar, Bijan's father, expressed frustration over what little information has been released in the time since his son's death. "We can't give up, you know. that's all we can do. we are so grateful for all the efforts of everybody, including you guys, to keep this story alive," he told FOX 5's Bob Barnard.