Charges against a former Louisiana police officer accused of shooting a Black man in an apartment complex have been increased by state prosecutors.
On Monday, July 24, Alexander Tyler, a 23-year-old white ex-Shreveport officer, is now being charged with a second criminal charge of felonious malfeasance for fatally shooting Alonzo Bagley on Feb. 3, 2023, by the Louisiana State Police, according to The Associated Press.
Two weeks after the shooting, Tyler was charged with negligent homicide.
The ex-cop has since pleaded not guilty to first-degree negligent homicide and felony malfeasance.
“These charges are extremely disappointing,” Dhu Thompson, Tyler’s defense lawyer, said Monday. “However, we have been prepared since day one to bring the case and facts therein to an impartial jury. We look forward to our day in court.”
Police reports show that on the day of the incident, Tyler and another police officer responded to a domestic disturbance report between the 43-year-old and his wife, Tangela Jones.
Jones earlier called 911, claiming that Bagley had threatened her and their teenage daughter.
Body camera footage captures the officers’ approach to Bagley’s door.
As the officers knock on the front door, Bagley and Jones are heard arguing behind the closed door. When the door is opened, Bagley swiftly runs back into the apartment, and Jones is heard in the background telling the officers, “Come on in, sir, he’s disturbing the peace. We’ve got neighbors over there.”
After an officer enters Bagley retreats to the rear of the apartment and jumps from the second-floor balcony in an attempt to evade the police.
The video then shows Bagley running from one officer among the apartment buildings before he is shot in the chest from a few feet away by Tyler coming from an opposite direction. Subsequently, the officers are seen on the bodycam footage…
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