announcement for asl viewers due to the importance of showing unobstructed videos, we ask that our asl viewers use the in the description of the live stream. for viewers who would like this town hall meeting translated, please click on the webexk in the live stream description and click the icon in the bottom left corner to preferred language. good afternoon. we're here today for a virtual town hall regarding an officer-involved shooting. that occurred on sunday, july 21st, 2024 at willow street and van ness avenue. before proceeding i'd like to announce to our

viewing and listening audience that this is being translated into spanish, cantonese and american sign language, or asl for members of our community who speakuggesting a premature judgment on the appropriateness of the force used in this incident. today's presentation will include details from an officer involved shooting incident that ended tragically, claiming the life of 28 year old alexander antonio lopez. i'd like to express my deepest condolences to lopez's surviving family members in the san francisco police department. we r law enforcement officers imposes no more solemnon on us than to honor and respect the sanctity of human life. as police officers, we are sometimes required to use force including deadly force. at times in the performance of our duties. we recognize, too, that officer involved shootings can have a traumatic effect on members of our communities especially for individuals their families and suffered traumas of their own and encounters with the criminal justice system, wherever it may be. to any of

our viewers experiencing trauma from this incident or from the information or images that we will present during this town hall, please know that help is available t you. you. you may contact the san francisco department of public health's crisis line at (415) 970-3800 for trauma services. here is what we hope today. first and foremost, it is the san francisco police department's aspiration to be a national model of 21st century policing. we work to earn the trust of those we serve by committing to transparency and to the tenets of procedural justice and this process and in this town hall presentation procedural justice depends on the legitimacy of police as well as our entire criminal justice system. with these town halls, we work to embody the foundational tenets of what procedural justice is all about. we will release the facts known to us at this time about try to do so in a manner that is impartial and neutral. we will answer

questions from members of the public as well as members of the news media and we will listen to public feedback. acting commander markham will be presenting the facts of this case in a few minutes, before turning the floor over to him. however, i want to emphasize that this incide independent and ongoing investigations. as such, there may be some information we cannot release at this time either because the release of certain information is prohibited by law, or because the release of certain information could compromise an ongoing investigation, or because certain facts have not yet been established with certainty. in other words, we are not able to release unconfirmed information. next acting commander markham's presentation will include a detailed verbal narrative we know them, as well as audio and video content from the. sfpd officers who responded to the scene were wearing department issued body worn cameras, which were 1sthey were on their way to the incident. consistent with our body worn camera policy department general

order 10.11, you will see body worn camera or bwc video from those san francisco police department. our commitment to full transparency has guided our officer-involved shooting investigations and town halls for several years now. although our practices predate the enactment of many police transparency and accountability laws inalifornia, we believe our approach has remained consistent with the letter and spirit of reforms implemented by senate bill 1421 for police transparency and assembly bill commitment to transparency in this process will also be reflected in our release of information online videom this town hall, including audio recordings from 911 calls and dispatchers and the video footage i just mentioned will be posted on sfpd's website at s at san francisco police.o will remain available there for public viewing. as a reminder all of sfpd's governing policies and procedures can also be found

on our website. san francisco police department directives mandate that we release the names of officers from officer-involved shootings unless safety concerns argue against disclosure and this matter. we have identified no safety concerns and acting commander markham will release the names of the officer as part of i would like to explain the investigative process for officer involved shootings. next. san francisco has a multi-agency response to officer involved shootings and each agency's investigation is independent. whenever an officer involved shooting occurs in san francisco, duty san francisco police officer the followingdiately notified. the sfpd's investigative services detail or isd, is a unit responsible for investigating the events that led up to the officer involved shooting the sfpd's internal affairs division, or iad, is responsible for conducting administrative investigation to determine if the officer or officers responsible for the ois

are in compliance with the standards and requirements of sfpd p. although the investigations of both sfpd units run in parallel, each has a distinct investigation or investigative purview, and focus. each maintains a strict internal firewall to comply with legal standards and requirements. the san francisco department of police accountability, or dpa conducts an independent administrative investigation. the san francisco voters created dpa as a successor to the office of citizen complaints. with their passage of proposition june 2016 election, dpa investigates which any of our officers discharge a weapon within the course and scope of their duties, and whenever that discharge results in an individual's injury or death. the san franc independent investigations bureau, or iib, is responsible for determining the legality of the officer involved independent investigation and

review. the district attorney of the county of san francisco will make the final decision as to whether the officers or the involved officers actions comply with the laws of the state of california. the san francisco office of the chief medical examiner, or ocme, has responsibility for conducting an on scene investigation collecting evidence, and taking custody of a deceased person in any officer-involved shooting that results in a fatality. in tragic cases such as this one the ocme is responsible for conducting an autopsy to determine the decedent's cause of death and to report those findings publicly in this incident. because mr. lopez died from his injuries, the osm osm will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of death investigators and appropriate personnel to begin their respective and independent investigations. finally, i would like to point out that we take community feedback very seriously and based ofeedback

from prior officer-involved shooting townhalls, we will also take questions and answer them to the extent we're able. understanding that thiss ongoing and ongoing investigation. we will allocate one hour for public comments and questions. thank you very much for joining us today. and now, acting commander mark m. the officer involved shooting or ois discussed in this presentation occurred on sunday, july 21st, 2024 at approximately 11:56 p.m. the ois was preceded by a call for service regarding an armed which involved the use of a firearm occurred in the tenderloin police district the intersection of mcallister street and leavenworth street at occurred on the 100 block of willow street in the northern police district. in this presentation you will hear the following police terminology and radio code language commonly 211 is a robbery. 221 is a person with a gun. 408 is

an ambulance. code four is no further assistance required. bwc is body worn. dispatch is the department of emergency management dispatcher and radio communications system eaw or extended range impact weapon is a less lethal force option. officers use this weapon to deploy a projectile commonly referred to as a 4d foam baton. areas are designed to incapacitate an individual red lightcement to other officers of their intent to deploy the iaw. the precise chronology of this incident is currently under investigation. we are still in the very early stages of an administrative investigation that can take months to complete and our understanding of thee as additional evidence is collected and reviewede approximate. the following is a summaryth understood today, and may evolve as further information is learned through this investigation. as of july 31st 2024, we believe the facts

are as follows. on sunday, july 21st 2024 at 11:27 p.m dispatch received a call for service. the victim advised dispat by a man with a firearm at un plaza. the victim stated that the suspect stole his black and red scooter. offi armed robbery and met with the victim. the victim described the suspect as a white male adult, 20 to 40 years old, 150 pounds, approximsix inches, wearing a long sleeved blue and white sweater dark booms and armed with a gray pistol, fleeing on the black and red scooter in an unknown direction. the officers then provided the suspect description to other officers by radio. at about 11:55 p.m, officers number one and two while on patrol in full uniform and in a marked police vehicle, encountered a person ocpn will between van ness avenue and polk street. the person was wearing a gray

and white jacket, blue jeans, and in possession of a black and red scooter. the person was later identified as alexander antonio. after recognizing that the scooter matched the taken in the robbery, the officers stopped their vehicle to contact mr. lopez. as the officer stoppedms, mr. lopez began running west on willow street toward van ness avenue. officer number one, seated in the front passenger seat, exited the vehicle and ran after mr. lopez. officer number one commanded mr. lopez to stop, but mr. lopez continued to run away from officer number one. as mr. lopez fled, he left the scooter in front of the patrol vehicles driver's side door. officer number two, who was the driver, could not immediately exit as the scooter blocked the door. while pursuing mr. lopof number one gave a second command to stop continued running away westbound on willow streehis left hand in which he held a firearm head back and pointed

the firearm behind him toward officer number one. mr. lopez then fired once toward the officer while running. while still running away, approximately 1.5 seconds later mr. lopez turned his head back, raised his left arm behind him and pointed the firearm in the direction of officer number one officer number one stopped running toward mr. and returned fire. mr. lopezuu fell to the ground and dropped the firearm. the time between when mr. lopez raised the firearm for a second time and when mr. officer number one fired. his first round was approximately two seconds. th between when mr. lopez fired and when officerd was approximately 3.5 seconds. officer number one advised dispatch that he was involved in an ois. officer number one moved to cover behind a parked vehicle and was joined by officer number two. officers number one and two gave mr. lopez several commands, including, quote, put your hands out to your sidee

your hands and lay face down. officers number one and two waited for additional police officers to numerous officers from tenderloin station, northern stati station arrived on willow street to assist. officers requested an ambulance to stage in the area as the scene was not secure. a team of officers formulated a plan to secure and render aid to mr. lopez. this plan included the us of ballistic shields, less lethal options, and medical kits. the nd immediately rendered aid. san francisco fire department medics responded and transported mr. lopez to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. the suspect's name is alexander antonio lopez and his date of birth is july 26th, 1995. crime sceners from the san francisco police department forensic services division responded and physical evidence from the scene including but not limited to,

the following one. loaded firearm containing ten nine millimeter cartridges and one fired nine millimeter cartridge casing. this firearm matched the description from the robbery. 340 caliber fired cartridge casings red scooter. the robbery victim identified this scooter as theobbery. officers on scene were wearing department which were activated while in route to the incident, and recorded the. the independent investigations bureau of or iib, is an independent unit within the san francisco district attorney's office that investigates and reviews all officer involved shootings.ny relevant video footage or photographs can be provided to 420, or by email at sfda. hyphen iib at sfgov. org witnesses and victims are encouraged to call iib at (628) 652-4420. the sfpd

officer who discharged his firearm in this incident is officer paul balza. a patrol officer assigned to tenderl discharged his firearm completed critical m coordinated response, or cmc training, as well as active shooter, violent intruder training. cmcr is a 20 our california post certified training course francisco police department's field tactics force options unit. this course addresses high risk situations encountered by field. training objectives include critical decision making during high risk incidents. officers gain a deeper understanding of how to resolve these incidents with a coordinated and approach. using teamwork and leadership. active shooter violent intruder is a 20 hour california post certifie developed by the san francisco police department's field tactics force options unit. this course builds on critical decision making based

at the time. this course utilizes force on force exercises and reality based scenarios to induce stress and therefore increase each student's inoculation to stress. today's presentation is provided in an effort to provide a transparent and comprehensive perspective of this incident, the sfpd will provide audio from thetage, bwc footage, crime scenevestigation photos, maps, and related visual aids. our presentation today consists of relevant known video and audio. at this time, but it is not intended to provide all photos videos, or testimonial information related to this investigation. i will now-; provide a presentation of this incident using these m. at certain points, to increase the videos have been enhanced and slowed down to allow for a better understanding of this incident. please note that this presentation, the enhanc videos, and the unedited videos will all beble on

the sfpd website immediately following this town hall event. sfpd policies can also be locatede. prior to the beginning of each segment, i will provide a brief description to orient the viewer to thecontent about to be shown. you're about toélee relevant video footage and learn about other evidence related to this case so you can have a better understanding of what occurred based upon what we word of caution. the images and information you are about to see and hear may be disturbing. when a police officer uses forcerest a suspect or defend against attack the images are graphic and may be difficult to watch. in addition, there may be struggle. there may be strong language used by those in the video. viewer discretion is advised, especially for young children and sensitive viewers. we encourage those in need of support to contact the san francisco department of public health crisis line. at

(415) 970-3800.

on july 21st 2 a person called 911 reporting that he was robbed by a person armed with a gun near un plaza. we will now play the 911 call provided by the san francisco department of emergency management. the 911 callers voice has been altered to protect their privacy. okay. tell me exactly what happened last. summer a woman. is testament to estaba cruzando por aqui del campo de sujeto viene el equipo del dia con un llama. until monday. como de la quito o make me a

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como diez minutos. otras como las casas. like five minutes you're about to hear a recording of the service, as it was broadcast by dispatch to responding by the san francisco department of emergency management. going forward, a priority to 11 over 221 leavenworth mcalester one five shamann five over ten four. thank you. through span interpreter rp was 211 with a 221 at un plaza about ten ago. info more to follow. units back on three. edwards yeah. ten four. thank you again. still waiting on further. we will now show a geographical map of willow street to illustrate the general area of the officer involved shits location relative to the original robbery. call for service near un plaza. the map will show a google satellitezq perspective, as well as a google earth view.

we will now show bwc footage as well as surveillance footawillow street. i will introduce each video prior to playing it. bwc footage was captured from department issued body worn cameras worn by members at the time of the evtions of these videos have been blurred to protect the privacy of third parties. the first 30s of bwc

footage does not contain audio. the camera has a buffering system that captures 30s of video footage prior to the officer's activation of it. when activated by the officer. the camera records with audio and video timestamps displayed on bwc footage are in coordinated universal time or utc. the officers who responded to the reported robbery obtained a suspect descriptio from the victim. one of the responding officers then broadcast thenits. we will now play a portion of the the officers who responded. the victim's voice has. one. 2240 year old approximately five six. s long sleeve sweater.

it was white and blue in color dark bottoms gray pistol and was last seen on a black and red scooter. unknown direction.:# officers number one and two were partners the night of the ois marked sfpd vehicle. while searching for the person matching the description from the robbery. officers one and two located an individual who matched the description on willow street between vanue and polk street. when officer number one exited his patrol vehicle, the psuspect ran. surveillance footage was obtained from ad at the scene. we are now going to footage showing a street level view of the incident.

we are now going to play an enhancede surveillance video, which has also been slowed down. the enhancements highlight t the firearm toward the officer, shooting the firearm, and the resulting gunpowder smoke.

we are now going to play bwc footage from officer number one, who discharged his firearmax6$.

stop. stop. john oh 40 oh, be on. without the radio. i got the ra. put your hands out to your sides. let me see your hands. let me see your hands. we are now going to play an enhanced version of the bwc footage. we just viewed, which has also been slowed down. the enhancements highlight the suspect pointing the firearm toward the officer and shooting the firearm. stop.

we are now going to play bwc footage from officer number one level security camera that have been synced together based on time. stop.. we are now going to

play an enhanced and slowed officer number one and the street level security camera. the enhancements highlight the suspect pointing the firearm toward the officer and shooting the firearm. stop.

we are now going to play surveillance footage from a second security camera, showing in an overhead view of the incident. y, we are now going to play an overhead surveillance video, which has also been slowed down. the enhancements highlight the suspect pointing the firearm towardq the officer and shooting the firearm.

we are now going to play bwc footage from officer number one and video footage from the overhead security camera that have been synced together based on time3á. stop. john 40 oh, to be

on, i got the radio. i got the radio. when officer number two exited his patrol vehicle, a scooterne stolen in the robbery is immediately next to the patrol vehicle. we are now going to play bwc footage from officer number two. oh drop it. i got it, i got the

radio. i got the radio. three. john, out your side. let me see your hand. let me see your hands. lie face down. willow yep. we're in b on willow. we got guns pointed westbound on van ness. we got one suspect down. he is compliant. where's the gun? right there. paul? yep. it's, looks like it's left. all right. hey! get away! get away from me! move back up, back up! this way. all right. three john 40. susp down. 221 is near his head. we're going to start giving commands. let me get a shield and a move. team. go hey hey. 221 to the left. i got you i you guys are good. holster up. whoever has

paul calls the os a firm os. os when shut down not respond to commands for late stage. how many of these units a block off van ness? northbound hey, man, if you can hear me, put your hands out to the side airplane. hey, somebody grab the shield from the car. put your arms to the side like an airplane weapon by him still? yeah, it's by his head. to the left, by his neck to the left. the head. put your arms out to the side like an airplane. watch out! dip hey those units, getut the way you got guns pointed in that direction. put your arms out to the side like an airplane. back off! out to the side. hey all right. shield, shield. shield up! shield. hey, pa paulz.

switzer. paul. he's an ois. hey, do me a solid. brett. left up! pull back! grab it from the kitchen.. let him get up there. start running. so this is what we're going to on him. i'll secure him handcuffs. somebody immediately get the gun. okay. go up there, the gun's going to be on the left sidem going to secure him from the rear left side. they say okay. if it is secured, step on it. all right. is there? hold up. is everybody ready, man? hold on. i'm a rescue with you. you are pushing forward. we got lethal here. i got 40 up 40. and we have this. hey, somebody give a warn or he'll be shot again. do not reach for the gun. if you reach for the gun, you will be shot. goodnight. everybody up. ready? move move on! you. if he starts moving, stormy, we're going to back up. yep. do not move. did you reach for the gun? i will, you will be hit, ma'am. just stay put. we'll get you out of there inond. arms out to the side like an airplane. do

not reach for nothing. we are now going to play video of the bwc footage we just viewed, which has also been slowed down. the enhancements highlight the black and red scooter as welhe suspect's firearm. okay, ma'am, just stay put. we'll get you out of there in a second. arms out to the s airplane. do not reach for nothing three responded after the ois occurred. officer number three created a plan to

arrest and render aid to the suspect. we are now going to play bwc footage from officer number three, which shows him arriving on scene, forming a plan, and carrying out team of officers. down. hey, where are you at? let's go, let's go. hey watch the left, i got you. i got you a. you guys are good. holster up. whoever is it owes a firm ois"b. one suspect down, not respond to unit to block off venice northbound at willow. amen. if you can hear your hands out to the side like an airplane. hey, somebody grab the shield from the car. yeah here we go. hey, put your arms out to the side. hey, does he have the weapon by him? still yes, by his head. to

the left. by his neck. to the?rms out to the side like an airplane. hey, those units, get out the way. you got guns pointed in that direction all the way. put your arms out to the side like an airplane. out to theide. hey, do we have a shield? shield up. all right, shield up. we got two shields. hey, paul. hey, move his gun! shield paul, you got. hey, hey, paul. you tap out i'll take the shield. all right? hey, do me a solid brett. you gloved up. pull back. grab a trauma kit from the car. once we get up there, start rendering aid. we're goi do. we push up on him, secure him from the car. somebody immediately get the gun. yep. okay. hey shelly, when we go up there, the gun's going to be on the left side by his neck. all right, i'm going to secure him from the left side. he said okay, okay. if it is secured, step on it. all

right. is there? hey. hold up. is everybody ready? all right, hold on. all right, so i'm these two are pushing forward. we got lisa here. i got a 40 up 40, and we have this. hey 40 not to reach for. the gun will be shot. hey do not reach for the gun. if you reach for the gun, you will be shot. hey, remember red light red light, red light, red light. red light. red lethal. hey! on you! if he starts being squirmy we're going to back up. yep do not move. if you reach for the gun, i will. you will be hit. ma'am. just stay put. we'll get you out of there in a second. arms out to the side. do not reach for nothing, you hear me? you fucking hands! come back out! sergeant number one responded to the scene after the ois took place. as sergeant number one approached the suspect with the arrest and aid team, the firearm belonging to the suspect is visible. we are now going to play bwc footage from sergeant

number one. currently moving in. do n. you reach for the gun, i will. you will be hit out of there in a second. arms out to the side like airplane. be careful not reach your fucking hands. all right, stand with that. are now going to play an enhanced video of the bwc footage we just viewed, which has also been slowed down. the enhancement highlights the suspect's firearm.

└ after the suspect was taken into custody, officer number four assiing aid by placing a chest seal on the gunshot wound. are now going to play bwc footage from officer number four showing him rendering . rendering aid now. if you have it here, put it back in your car in a safe. keep it on the willow from venmo. i got it i got it. let me go. no, you got to take off your gloves or it just gets all messy. cool. hold on. do you need a chest seal? i have a chest seal. okay. we're still. i don't get it out. watch out. yep did you see

anything? hear u g[ anything? yeah. you got the idea. ready yeah. no. that's fine. all right. okay. this photo shows an overview of the scene. this photo shows the robberyyn victim's scooter at the scene of the ois. this pho shows the suspect's firearm with a malfunction at the scene. this photo shows the suspect's firearm unloaded. this photo shows the department issued firearm used by officer number one. this concludes my presentation. i will now introduce the commanding officer of tenderloin police station acting. good afternoon. my name is

daniel manning. i was the acting captain of tenderloin police station when this officerf the incident, i have been communicating with our community leaders, neighbors, and stakeholders to address anys from my community, police advisory board have also been briefed. the officers of tenderloin station will continue to betive in their approach towards addressing crime in the tenderloin. we will continue to work together with the community to ensure public safety and justice for all residents and businesses at our monthly community meeting last night i listened to the community's perspectives and will be incorporating their feedbac believe we can work together to better serve and protect everyone in the district. thank you. i will now introduce the commanding officer of northern police station captain jason sawyer good afternoon. my name is jason sawyer and i'm the commanding

officer of northern police station. i'm here today involved shooting that resulted from an armed conflict with a street robber. this incident took place on willow street late on july 21st. although the initial robbery took place in the neighborhood tenderloin district the suspect fled and was ultimately encountered in the northern district. i'mre doing well and that no innocent pre injured during this incident. the officers displayed incredible bravery underme circumstances and upheld the core tenets of what it san francisco police officer. as the investigation progresses it is important for to understand that there is a process and that process is upheld to an incredible standard. please be patient and allow the necessary parties to complete their part. the san francisco police department will continue to cooperate and be transparent along the way. we are aware that we answer to you the public, and keeping your trust is vital to moving forward, specifically to the residents who live on or near willow street. i'm aware of the ongoing issues this area, and

i will continue to be an advocate for the resources to resolve the issues. i've spoken with many of you and am steadfast in my resolve to help you as the captain of northern station. i value your feedback and any open conversation. if you have any concerns, please feel free to contact me or come to the northern station community meeting, which is held on the second tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. at northern police station. thank you. the public comment portion of this town hall will now begin the public comment will be one hour to call into the meeting, please. call 14156550001. again, the number to call into meeting. is 14156550001. please enter meeting. code 26634564937. access code is 7373. each public

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