Rosalio Hernandez Ortega, 33
Burlington, North Carolina
July 23, 2018
Agencies: Burlington Police Department North Carolina | State Bureau of Investigations SBI North Carolina
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Overview 
Rosalio Hernandez Ortega, 33, of Burlington, died after being shot shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday on Dorsett Street, according to a police press release.
Burlington police said Ortega was cutting tires in a driveway with a machete and acting erratically.
Police said officers Sgt. Richard Marsh, 47, and Officer Alek Ayer, 24, tried to calm Ortega down, but Ortega started threatening the officers with the machete and was shot.
Additional Resources:
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- https://abc11.com/burlington-pd-releases-names-of-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting/3817345/ added August 27, 2018 16:59
- https://www.greensboro.com/news/north_carolina/human-trafficking-inquiry-linked-to-fatal-burlington-police-shooting/article_8bf8a20a-39d1-59ae-9de7-0f76151ba43a.html added August 27, 2018 16:59
- https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2018-07-27/north-carolina-police-id-man-shot-and-killed-by-officers added August 27, 2018 16:59
- https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/sbi-identifies-man-shot-killed-in-burlington-officer-involved-shooting/83-576848128 added August 27, 2018 16:59
- https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/north-carolina-police-id-man-shot-and-killed-by-officers added August 27, 2018 16:59
- https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/27/north-carolina-police-id-man-shot-and-killed-by-of/ added August 27, 2018 16:59
- https://myfox8.com/2018/07/26/police-identify-suspect-with-machete-in-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-burlington/ added August 13, 2018 13:28