A white Louisiana police officer was arrested for fatally shooting an unarmed black man, authorities said.
Family members of the victim, Alonzo Bagley, have filed a $10 million lawsuit against officer Alexander TylerA white Louisiana police officer was arrested Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed Black man who was trying to flee police responding to a domestic disturbance call earlier this month, authorities said.
Officers responded to the disturbance around 10:50 p.m. on Feb. 3 in Shreveport, a city in northwest Louisiana. In the 911 call, a person who identified herself as Bagley's wife said her husband was "loaded on something" and threatening her and her daughter. After the shooting, Tyler made "multiple statements claiming the suspect came toward him and he could not see his hands," according to court documents by state police. Investigators did not find any weapons in Bagley's possession.
The family has hired a Louisiana attorney Ronald Haley, who has represented other high-profile clients include the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist whose 2019 death in state police custody in north Louisiana prompted lawsuits and criminal charges against law enforcement officers.
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