Duke University Police Department has identified 25-year-old Aaron Lorenzo Dorsey of Durham as the victim of Saturday’s fatal officer-involved shooting.
DUPD officers Larry Carter and Jeffrey Liberto responded to a report of a suspicious person in front of Duke Hospital at about 1:09 a.m. March 13. Dorsey attacked the officers and attempted to gain one of their guns, Dailey wrote in a statement Wednesday.
“After other options failed to stop the individual, the other officer discharged his firearm one time, fatally wounding Mr. Dorsey,” Dailey said in the statement.
In an interview Wednesday afternoon, Dailey declined to comment further on the incident, including whether Dorsey was armed and which officer fired his weapon.
As a result of the altercation Saturday, one officer suffered minor injuries. He was treated and later released by the Duke University Medical Center's Emergency Department. Dailey declined to say which officer was injured or to comment on his injuries.
The State Bureau of Investigation and DUPD are investigating the incident as part of standard procedure in officer-involved incidents, Dailey said.
Because those investigations are ongoing, Dailey said he could not comment further on details of the incident.
“This is an incredibly significant incident in the community, so we are trying to strike a balance between what the community wants to know and maintaining the integrity of the investigation,” Dailey said in the interview Wednesday.
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