Several photos showing 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar's smile were posted to signs and stuck-into the ground at the intersection of Fort Hunt Road and Alexandria Avenue in Alexandria, Va. on Sunday.
One of the sings says, “100 days, zero answers.”
It’s a reminder: Ghaisar’s parents still haven't been told why two U.S. Park Police Officers fired 9 shots at their son's Jeep Grand Cherokee.
On the evening of November 17, 2017, Ghaisar had reportedly fled a fender-bender (reports say he was hit) and drove-off more than once when Park Police confronted his stopped vehicle.
We know this thanks to a Fairfax County Police dash-cam, and not the FBI, the lead group in this investigation.
Ghaisar’s parents aren't the only ones looking for answers.
"Actually I sent the FBI two letters. The first letter I sent the FBI, I got no response too,” said a state lawmaker, Virginia Senator Scott Surovell, "I wrote back to them and said unless I'm mixed up here, the state Senate is about two or three levels higher than local government."
He went on tell WUSA 9 that’s when the Director of the Washington Field Office responded with a, “Hey, we’re working on it,” answer.
State Senator Surovell actually lives about two blocks down from the memorial.
Sunday night, the Virginia lawmaker told WUSA 9, “I saw the parents out here today and talked with them for a few minutes and they were both just became upset even trying to talk with me about it."
Surovell believes Virginia has an issue when it comes to police-involved shooting investigations and told WUSA 9 on Sunday, he's looking into legislation that would outline who could investigate.
“ … just ridiculous,” Surovell said, “If this had been a civilian shooting, we would've had answers within 24-hours, 48 at worst..."
If he does introduce legislation on police-involved shooting investigations, Surovell says it would have to be done during the next legislative session, which is next January.
The signs showing Bijan Ghaisar’s face read underneath, #WEAREBIJAN.
