MEDIA RELEASE

CONTACT:  Angie Grube
Public Information Director, SBI
agrube@ncsbi.gov
August 8, 2022
 
Update on Officer Involved Shooting in Clemmons
 
Raleigh, NC - The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) continues to investigate an officer involved shooting (fatal) that happened on Friday, August 5, 2022, in Clemmons, North Carolina. The deceased has been identified as Alexander Dekontee Weah. The officers involved were from the Greensboro Police Department (4 officers) and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (1 officer). Once the SBI investigation into the officer involved shooting is complete, the case file will be submitted to the District Attorney for review. The DA will determine whether criminal charges are appropriate, not the SBI.