Alonzo Lee Perkins Police Shooting Investigation
At a glance
- What: Follow-ups from the previous week: an open administrative investigation by the force investigation unit, with the involved officer scheduled for an interview; a separate internal affairs investigation into an unauthorized license plate reader system; the Flock system audit report submitted to the chief's office; and statistical data for a commissioner. Speakers criticized the four-month delay in showing body-worn camera footage to the Office of the Chief Investigator.
- Related: The chief's office authorized the board to view in-car video of a separate incident in which a 50-year-old was struck by a patrol vehicle. The board voted to amend the agenda (two-thirds needed) to add a closed session to view it. A commissioner also reported that a public speaker had confirmed Perkins is alive, correcting an earlier statement.
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- 2026-10-22 - Board of Police Commissioners - Department follow-up on investigations and footage.
2026-10-15 - Board of Police Commissioners
Several public speakers demanded the officer who shot Perkins be fired and charged and that charges against Perkins be dropped. A commissioner moved to suspend the officer indefinitely without pay with medical benefits; another moved to go into closed session on legal advice, which carried. After the closed session the first commissioner withdrew the motion pending completion of the current investigation. The chief said the officer is on administrative leave in a non-patrol, non-enforcement role until the administrative investigation concludes. Separately, Internal Affairs said the investigation of an officer's license plate reader use found his vehicle was legitimately stolen and it was not a case of tracking a person, though possible misconduct in using the system remains under review; the audit report on the system was promised for the following Thursday.