Dover man charged in June officer-involved shooting
DOVER, Del. – Dover Police have charged a man in connection to an officer-involved shooting last month.
During the evening hours of June 11th, officers were dispatched to a trespassing complaint, in which it was reported that a woman was refusing to leave a residence. Officers arrived at the scene to find a disturbance between an adult female and adult male in the middle of the block. The man was reportedly in possession of a handgun and discharged it in front of police, refusing to comply with officer commands following the discharge.
The incident rapidly evolved, and in response to an imminent threat to life, the suspect was shot by police. Officers immediately rendered aid to the suspect and EMS took the suspect to a nearby hospital in serious condition.
Further investigation revealed that after the initial call for trespassing, the suspect, identified as 37-year-old Tyrone Kersey, had gotten into a verbal argument with the 32-year-old female. Before police arrived, Kersey had allegedly pushed the female to the ground. When police arrived at the scene, Kersey pulled out a handgun and began shouting at officers, refusing to follow commands to put the firearm down and get on the ground.
Kersey instead fired one shot into a parked vehicle that was occupied by the 32-year-old female and a 1-year-old child before pulling the woman from the vehicle while she was holding the child in her arms. Kersey continued refusing commands from police and began pulling the victims toward a residence, at which point Kersey was shot by police due to the escalating threat.
Kersey was treated for his injuries before being transferred to the Department of Corrections Custody, where he was charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, aggravated menacing, two counts of reckless endangerment, resisting arrest with force or violence, endangering the welfare of a child, and offensive touching.
Dover Police are continuing to investigate this incident in coordination with the Delaware Department of Justice – Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust.
