Security guard won’t be charged after fatally shooting man who put gun to his head

AURORA, Colo. — No charges will be filed after a security guard at an Aurora convenience store fatally shot a man in August.

Prosecutors announced their findings on Monday and said the guard was acting in self-defense when he shot Vernon Dorsey on Aug. 31 outside the 7-Eleven at 12085 E. Colfax Ave.

About 9 p.m. that night, police responded to a report of a shooting at the store. When officers arrived, they found Dorsey with a gunshot wound. He died from his injuries.

According to prosecutors, Dorsey approached the security guard who was walking in front of the store and placed a handgun to the back of his head. Dorsey ordered the guard to hand over his gun and threatened to kill him, prosecutors said.

Dorsey and the guard engaged in a physical struggle during which Dorsey attempted to disarm the guard. During that struggle, the guard retrieved his own gun and shot Dorsey in the chest.

After a review of the evidence, the District Attorney’s Office and the Aurora Police Department agreed that the guard had fired his weapon in self-defense and was legally justified.