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Christopher Corey Moore

Age : 41

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/27/2021

Location : Greensboro Police Department Headquarters, 100 East Police Plaza

City : Greensboro

County : Guilford

State : North Carolina

Agency : Greensboro Police Department

Officer(s) :A.L. Dellinger; R.T. Brooks; J.M. Chavez

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during intervention

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/27/2021, at approximately 3:08 p.m., 41-year-old Christopher Corey Moore entered the employee parking lot at Greensboro Police Department headquarters at 100 East Police Plaza. Police said Moore brought an accelerant into the lot and used it to set a marked Greensboro police patrol vehicle on fire.
Officer J.M. Chavez, a 22-year Greensboro Police Department veteran, encountered Moore while Chavez was entering the building. According to the subsequent investigation, Moore attacked Chavez, striking him repeatedly in the face and head before the two men fell to the ground. Police said Moore put his arms around Chavez's neck and attempted to take Chavez's service weapon during the struggle.
Chavez managed to fire his handgun once at Moore while the two remained on the ground. Officers A.L. Dellinger and R.T. Brooks heard the struggle and responded to the parking lot. They found Chavez on the ground with facial injuries and Moore still struggling with him. Dellinger and Brooks then opened fire on Moore.
Moore was struck by police gunfire and died at the scene. He was unarmed. Chavez was transported to Moses Cone Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained during the confrontation and was subsequently released.
Dellinger had joined the Greensboro Police Department in 2009, Brooks had approximately 10 years with the department, and Chavez had approximately 22 years of service at the time of Moore's death. All three were initially placed on administrative duty while the shooting was investigated.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation conducted the criminal investigation into Moore's death. Greensboro Police Department's Professional Standards Division separately conducted an internal investigation to determine whether department policies had been followed.
The SBI investigation included witness accounts supporting that Moore initiated the physical confrontation with Chavez. Guilford County District Attorney Avery Crump subsequently reviewed the evidence and determined that Chavez, Dellinger and Brooks were legally justified in using deadly force. No criminal charges were filed against the officers.
Moore was born on 04/21/1980 in White Plains, New York. He had graduated from Iona Preparatory School, earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Duke University and later worked as a research assistant at Columbia University.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/deadly-force-justified-in-deadly-shooting-at-greensboro-police-department/83-e35777de-51d9-459c-9d8a-45b1822e2431
https://www.wxii12.com/article/greensboro-police-department-hq-shooting-investigation-aug27/37418689
https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/piedmont-triad/suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-outside-of-greensboro-police-headquarters-identified/
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/incident-reported-outside-greensboro-police-department/83-a6a864fe-5eac-44e5-873d-703841bcac31
https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/new-details-released-after-fatal-shooting-in-parking-lot-of-greensboro-police-department-use-of-deadly-force-deemed-justified/
https://www.wxii12.com/article/greensboro-police-department-hq-shooting-investigation-aug27/37418689