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Sylvester Demetrius Selby

Gender : Male

Age : 44

Race : Black

Date : 10/02/2023

Location : 1300 block of Burnside Road

City : Manteo

County : Dare

State : North Carolina

Agency : Dare County SO

Officer(s) :Edward Glasser III

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On October 2, 2023, at around 11:30 p.m., the Dare County Sheriff’s Office responded to a trespassing in progress call in the 1300 block of Burnside Road in Manteo. When police arrived, they shot and killed a person, alleging they had had a knife. No more information has been released thus far.

His family strongly disputes police trespassing claims, stating that the address where he was killed is a family residence where he had been going for years. He had been under great stress because his 18-year-old daughter had been found dead on a hiking trail the year prior. His family states that he had known mental health issues but that he was not a violent person.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thecoastlandtimes.com/2023/10/03/fatality-reported-in-officer-involved-shooting-on-roanoke-island/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6F83Tuyk14

https://www.pilotonline.com/2023/10/13/sheriffs-silence-still-harming-us-family-public-still-awaiting-information-in-deputys-fatal-shooting-of-manteo-man/