Black Strawboss Claims His 'Heart Broke' After a White Louisiana Cop Shot an Unarmed Black Man to Death for Unknown Reasons but He Keeps the Details from Public Reports Secret and Public Video Private

From [HERE] and [HERE] A Black man was unarmed when police in Louisiana fatally shot him in the chest last week after he ran away from a domestic disturbance call, authorities said.

The federal prosecutor in Shreveport, U.S. Attorney Brandon Brown, said Tuesday he’s keeping in contact with state police, which is the agency investigating the shooting.

The officer involved in Friday night’s deadly shooting at a Shreveport apartment complex has now been placed on administrative leave.

Alonzo Bagley, 43, was shot and killed Friday night in an incident involving police at the Villa Norté Apartments on Fullerton Street. Police said he appears to not have been armed when he was killed.

A spokesperson for the family said Monday it all started with a neighbor calling police because the music was too loud in Bagley’s apartment. He said Bagley and his wife were both inside when police arrived. The family spokesperson goes on to say that, at some point, Bagley ran from police and then was shot.

On Monday, Shreveport Police Department Chief Wayne Smith announced the officer involved in the fatal incident, identified as Alexander Tyler, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, which Louisiana State Police is conducting.

Tyler was hired by Shreveport Police Department in May of 2021.

On Monday morning, members of the city council, the police chief, the mayor, and several pastors held a news conference and prayed for the family.

Louisiana State Police held a news conference Monday afternoon to update the community on the case. 

Louisiana State Police held a news conference Monday afternoon to update the community on the case. Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis, a black strawboss, first offered his prayers and condolences to the Bagley family and the citizens of Shreveport, saying these incidents “break your heart” when they occur.

Davis said police was called out Friday night to investigate the officer-involved shooting. He said preliminary info shows at 10:51 p.m. Friday, two officers responded to the apartment complex in reference to a domestic disturbance. They encountered Bagley inside the apartment. Davis said Bagley got onto the balcony of the apartment from the back door, jumped down onto the ground and ran away from the officers.

That’s when Tyler began chasing Bagley. Davis said Tyler saw Bagley after coming around a corner and fired one shot. Bagley was hit in the chest. Police said the officers began to render medical aid. Bagley was taken to Ochsner LSU Shreveport, where he later died. Davis said no weapons were found near Bagley or on his person. The killing comes just days after the ACLU of Louisiana announced a settlement with Shreveport Police Department after officers brutalized an unarmed Black man for expressing his first amendment rights. 

ACLU of Louisiana Legal Director Nora Ahmed said, “We are devastated to learn that the Shreveport police have brutalized and killed yet another unarmed Black man. Together, as a nation, we have watched another minor, routine police encounter turn into a deadly scene. 

“Just last week, we settled a case with this agency for targeting and attacking Brandon Kennedy without warning or provocation at a convenience store. It is far past time to move beyond the frame of the bad apple cop. The systemic issues within the Shreveport police department are a broken structure that has normalized racism, brutality, and impunity for officers both criminally and civilly.

“The Shreveport Police Department’s Chief of Police, who claims to be mourning with Mr. Bagley’s family, has continuously failed to enact appropriate policies and practices to hold his officers accountable for their actions. Real accountability includes direct and immediate action taken against Alexander Tyler, the man who killed Mr. Bagley, as well as a full investigation of the officers’ actions against our client, Mr. Kennedy. The Chief must be transparent with the public about why those officers were not terminated and why they have been allowed to continue to patrol the streets, endangering the Black and Brown people of Shreveport. 

“A police department that keeps officers on the force who use excessive force against those they are sworn to protect becomes the police force that kills yet another unarmed Black man. We cannot continue this pattern of abuse and the constant failure to adequately investigate excessive force.”

Strawboss Daisasking the community to remain patient as the state police conducts its investigation, which will include reviewing body and dashcam footage; he did not give a timeline on when that footage might be released to the public.

Davis said they’re still conducting a number of interviews to determine what happened; he said they have not yet interviewed Tyler. Davis also said the coroner’s office or a lab will have to determine if Bagley was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

Meanwhile, Bagley’s family has obtained legal representation. Haley & Associates will represent the family in any dealings going forward. Attorney Ron Haley says he believes “accountability will result in consequences in both civil and criminal courts.”