CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - Authorities in Virginia have identified a man who was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer who said the man threatened a member of his family.
Chesapeake police identified the man Tuesday as Kelvin White, 42, The Virginian-Pilot reported. The off-duty officer, who works for Norfolk police, hasn’t been identified.
The officer told investigators a family member called him Sunday afternoon and said a man had threatened them with a weapon, Chesapeake police spokesman D.B. Weir said in a statement obtained by news outlets. Authorities also alleged White was armed at the time.
The off-duty officer identified himself as a law enforcement official before firing multiple shots at the man, the statement said. Weir said there didn’t appear to be any relationship between White and the family member who called the Norfolk officer for help. He declined to say how the officer and the family member were related. Chesapeake police spokesman Leo Kosinski also said he could not elaborate on what led up to the shooting. He declined to say what type of weapon White was alleged to have.
Family members told The Virginian-Pilot on Tuesday that White was schizophrenic. They added that a witness told them White was walking away when the officer pulled up in a pickup truck and approached him. Family members maintain it would have been out of character for White to threaten someone.
The officer has been placed on administrative leave and no charges have been filed, news outlets report. Chesapeake and Norfolk police are continuing to investigate.
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