State Attorney Jeff Ashton to Announce Final Decision in Investigation of FBI Officer's Shooting of Ibragim Tadashev on Tuesday
Friday, March 21, 2014
By: Carmel Delshad

March 21, 2014 | WMFE, Orlando - The Washington Post and Boston Globe reported Friday that the FBI agent involved in the fatal shooting of Todashev in Orlando has been cleared of any wrongdoing, citing anonymous sources familiar with the case.

A May 2013 mugshot, taken just weeks before he was killed, of Ibragim Todashev, 21, when he was arrested for aggravated battery. Photo: Mugshots.com

In a statement, State Attorney Jeff Ashton’s office called the release of the purported information “inaccurate and unfair” to the family of 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev and the officers involved in the incident. 

Todashev was fatally shot during an interrogation with FBI agents regarding his friendship with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Baylor Johnson of ACLU Florida says the news comes as no surprise to the organization. 

“When you have law enforcement agencies investigating themselves, outcomes like this are all too predictable,” Johnson says. 

Ashton’s office says he will review additional documents and issue a final decision by Monday. He will release the report on Tuesday.

An FBI official said their investigation is still pending.