Alexander Tyler
Service Record
Shreveport Louisiana Police Department
Rank | Officer |
Dates of Service | May 2021[1] - March 17, 2023[2] |
Salary | $40,652 (2021)[3] |
Last Known Status | Resigned[2] |
Incident Reports
2022 Detention of Minors
In March 2022, the department received a complaint that Tyler and other officers improperly detained several minor children, questioned them without an adult, and searched her home without a warrant.[4]
The incident was captured on body-worn camera.[4]
Response Timeline
An internal investigation cleared the officers of any wrongdoing.[4]
2022 Vehicle Pursuit
In 2022, Tyler attempted to stop a vehicle for a modified exhaust. The driver led Tyler on a chase that reached 132 mph before getting away.[4]
The incident was captured on in-vehicle camera.[4]
Response Timeline
Tyler was written up for violating the department's policy on vehicle pursuits, which requires that the suspect be a present danger to human life.[4]
2022 Vehicle Pursuit
In August 2022, Tyler was driving 63 mph in 35-mph zone and hit another vehicle.[4]
Response Timeline
In December 2022, Tyler was suspended for 15 days without pay for violating the department's policy on professionalism.[4]
2023 Death of Alonzo Bagley
On February 3, 2023, Tyler and another officer responded to a domestic disturbance call. During the investigation, Bagley jumped off the house's balcony and fled. After a brief pursuit, Tyler located Bagley, and shot him once.[5][1]
Officers rendered aid. Bagley was pronounced dead at the hospital.[5]
The officers were wearing body-worn cameras, and dashcam video was also captured.[5]
Response Timeline
Tyler was placed on paid administrative leave.[1]
The State Police opened an investigation.[5]
In February 2023, Bagley's family filed a lawsuit against Tyler for violation of Bagley's Fourth Amendment rights.[5][1]
On February 16, 2023, Tyler was arrested and charged with negligent homicide.[1]
On March 17, 2023, Tyler resigned.[2]
On July 24, 2023, Tyler was additionally charged with felony malfeasance.[6]
On July 24, 2023, Tyler pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.[6]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ryan Young, Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer arrested in fatal shooting of Alonzo Bagley, police say, CNN, 2023-02-16
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rachael Thomas, Officer who shot, killed Alonzo Bagley has resigned, KSLA, 2023-03-17
- ↑ Alexander Tyler, Base Police Officer, City of Shreveport, govSalaries
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Stacey Cameron, Officer who fired fatal shot in Alonzo Bagley case has been subject of 3 internal affairs investigations since Sept. ‘21, KSLA, 2023-02-20
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Lawsuit alleges police killed fleeing Black man, American Press, 2023-02-13
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Former Louisiana police officer accused of shooting unarmed Black man faces second criminal charge, Huron Daily Tribune, 2023-07-24
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