ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting outside the Open Door Mission early Wednesday morning is still underway.

Following discussions with the attorney general, it was determined that Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley does have jurisdiction over the case.

“I had one of my assistant DAs go out to the scene. We've secured all the evidence. I've reviewed all the videos,” said Doorley.

She was notified moments after the shooting.

“After I got the call at, you know, a little after 3 in the morning. I was briefly briefed on what it occurred,” Doorley said.

Doorley learned the man that a Rochester Police Officer shot had passed away. She immediately contacts the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

"So right now we are operating under what has been known as Executive Order 147, which says that the attorney general would have jurisdiction over the death of an unarmed civilian caused by a police officer or law enforcement,” said Doorley.

That was the case with Daniel Prude, he was unarmed.  In this situation, the man was wielding a knife.  

It turns out if this incident happened less than three weeks from now, the attorney general would have jurisdiction because the law surrounding cases like this is about to change.

“Starting April 1, it expands that jurisdiction to armed and unarmed individuals, and it also gives the attorney general the ability to investigate those deaths. It's a much broader provision,” said Doorley.

“Honestly I have no objection, in the spirit of transparency for the community to see what happened,” she said.

Doorley is referring to the release of the police body camera footage of the incident. She says the events that unfolded leading up to the officer firing his weapon will be closely examined as part of her investigation.

“It's very tragic. And there are points where the individual says, you know, that he wanted to kill the police, that he was dangerous. There is video footage where he is advancing on the officer, and they get within, perhaps, I think it was less than 13 feet when the officer finally shoots at him. But right before that, it appears to me that the person was charging at the officer. So, you know, those are facts that need to be examined closely in light of the justification statutes in our penal law,” said Doorley.

The decision about whether the officer was justified in his actions will be decided by the district attorney or a grand jury.