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White Louisiana Ex-Cop Hit With Second Criminal Case In Death Of Unarmed Black Man

The Root; Published By Kalyn Womack

This photo provided by Louisiana State Police shows police body cam video of Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler after shooting Alonzo Bagley after a foot chase on Feb. 3, 2023 in Shreveport, La.
Photo: Louisiana State Police via AP (AP)

A former Shreveport officer pleaded not guilty to an additional charge in the fatal shooting of Alonzo Bagley back in February. Alexander Tyler, 23, was arraigned Monday on one count of malfeasance in office in connection with Bagley’s Feb. 3 death. Prosecutors earlier this year charged Tyler with one count of negligent homicide for Bagley’s death.

The charges each carry a maximum possible sentence of up to five years in prison.

Body camera footage of the incident showed Tyler and another officer responding to Bagley’s home on a domestic violence call. In the video, the two officers are seen chasing down Bagley after Bagley, 43, escaped the apartment through a bedroom window. Bagley hid in the doorway of another building but by the time Tyler approached him, he was immediately shot in the chest by the officer’s service weapon.

The two contacted EMS and the second officer performed CPR but to no avail. Tyler was arrested almost two weeks after the incident and resigned from the Shreveport Police Department after just two years of working there.

Dhu Thompson, Tyler’s defense lawyer called the charges, “extremely disappointing,” on Monday, according to the Associated Press. Read more

SourceThe Root
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