Duke, officers sued for 2010 shooting death

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University and two of its police officers are being sued for the 2010 shooting death of a man following a confrontation at the school hospital's entrance.

The federal lawsuit, filed last month on behalf of the estate of Aaron Lorenzo Dorsey, alleges that officers Larry Carter and Jeffrey Liberto used unreasonable force when they shot the 25-year-old in the head

Duke has said the shooting occurred after Dorsey fought the officers and reached for one of their weapons.

The lawsuit accuses the school of improper supervision and training of its police officers.

The State Bureau of Investigation reviewed the shooting and then-District Attorney Tracey Cline did not pursue criminal charges.

Michael Schoenfeld, Duke's vice president for public affairs and government relations, said Wednesday that investigations found the officers acted properly.

"Mr. Dorsey's death was a tragedy, and our sympathies go to his family and friends," he said. "However, both internal and external investigations of the incident have found that the Duke officers acted properly and responsibly given the circumstances, and we intend to vigorously defend against this lawsuit."

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@ redleader also I have never been attached to an airlift squadron. I have always been attached to acc or pacaf command. Check your facts before pretending you know what you are talking about

jjsmith1973
June 27, 2012 10:31 a.m.

@ redleader shows how much you know. There is still sf in Usaf. Two you can't be further off from your comments about that field which I did cross train out of. As for rwilkersons post. The dangerous 2000's by stats are safer then the 60's and 70's. Crime is at an all time low. As for the "dangerous" job that has been so dramatized which you buy 100%. The job especially in nc is not dangerous. More construction workers died last year at work in nc then officer last year. Cops didn't even make the top ten most dangerous jobs list. Even further more, more construction workers have died in this state in three years than the entirety of police in nc since they have keep track. So please safe your bias officer shot now ask question later ego to yourself. So you can keep those my job dangerous pick up lines going with the ladies.

jjsmith1973
June 27, 2012 10:26 a.m.

"Unfortunately LEO's always get blamed when deadly force has to be used. Sounds to me the family of the "Victim" just wants some money. Crew Dog"

Perhaps that would not happen if the cop's first club out of the bag was not deadly force. That should be the last resort, not the first and only response.

piene2
June 20, 2012 6:55 p.m.

"oh and please if an outside agency that investigated is also SBI or similar, that is just the same as duke doing its own. Although, I'm sure I will catch flack for saying that. Even though the SBI themselves are in trouble every other month. Now that we know 1/3 of them can't even pass a basic certification test in their field. They make it so easy to trust their internal investigation process jjsmith1973"

What, do you not like the idea of hiring the fox to watch the chicken coop?

piene2
June 20, 2012 6:52 p.m.

Never confront the authority,, You must pick the time and place