Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Aaron Dusinberre
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/14/2024
Location : Kings Ridge Apartments at 500 block of Crown Court
City : Newport News
County : Newport News
State : Virginia
Agency : Newport News Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police who mistook an orange-tipped airsoft BB for a weapon
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aaron Dusinberre was sitting on a bench at 500 block of Crown Court in Newport News. Police were called because someone felt that they saw a gun in his lap. Police arrived and engaged in a confrontation with him and alleged that he was suicidal. It is unknown how they arrived at this claim. Police shot and killed him, claiming he refused to drop his weapon. The object was an orange–tipped Airsoft gun and not a weapon. Police confirmed that it had an orange tip and it is unclear why they did not recognize it not to be a weapon by this marker.
