Police: Body Discovered Hours After Shots Fired

The body of a 25-year-old Fredericksburg resident was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday morning, hours after police had initially responded to a call of shots fired in the area, according to Fredericksburg Police.

The victim has been identified as Tesean Jemel Dorsey. He was apparently killed by a single shot to the head and appeared to have been shot while he was sleeping, according to police spokesperson Natatia Bledsoe.

Officers had initially responded at 4:25 a.m. Saturday to Greystone Court in the Fall Hill Apartments regarding several reports of shots fired. Two bullet holes were found in a wall on a staircase landing.

“The officer spoke to two residents of the upstairs apartment nearest the scene of the gunfire, both of whom denied any knowledge of the incident or any problems inside the apartment,” according to Bledsoe.

At 8 a.m., an officer on the scene investigating for further clues was approached by one of the same residents, reporting that he had just discovered Dorsey’s body in his bedroom.

Detectives are gathering evidence and interviewing potential witnesses, according to Bledsoe.

Anyone with information about the case can call the Fredericksburg Police Department at 540-373-3122.