announcement for asl viewersportance of showing unobstructed videos, we ask that our asl viewers use the webex link provided in the description of. for viewers who would like this town hall meeting translated, please click on the webex link in the live stream description and click icon in the bottom left corner to select your preferred language. good afternoon. we're here today for a virtual town hall regarding an officer-involved, july 21st, 2024 at willow street and van ne avenue. before proceeding

i'd like to announce to ourv viewing and listening audience that this town hall is being translated into spanish, cay,ntonese sign language, or asl for members of our who speak those languages without suggesting 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 condolerviving family members in the san francisco police department. we recognize that our sworn duty as law enforcement officers obligation on us than to honor and reec sanctity of human life. we also know that as poo 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 individuals their families and loved ones who have own and encounters with

the criminal justice system, wherever it may our viewers experiencing trauma from this incident orinformation or images that we will present during this town please know that help is available to you. you. you may contact the san francisco department of public health's crisis line at (415) 970-3800 for trauma servicess what we hope to accomplish today. first and foremost, it is the san francisco police department's aspiration to be a century policing. we work to earn theve by committing to transparency and to the tenets of procedura justice and this process and in this town hall presentation procedural justice depends on the legitimacy of police as well as our entire crim 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 at this time about this incident. we will 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 a few minutes, before turning the floor over to him. however, i want to emphasize that this incident is subject to multiple independent and ongoing such, there may be some information we cannot the release of certain information is prohibited by law, or because the release of certain information could compromise an investigation, or because certain facts haveshed with certainty. in other words, we are not able to release unconfirmed information. next acting commander markham's l narrative of the facts as we know them, as video content from the officer-involved shooting incident. sfpd offics who responded to the scene were wearing department issued bo worn cameras, which were activated while they were on theiro consistent with our body worn camera policy department order 10.11, you will see body worn camera or officers from multiple perspectives at thelice department. our commitment to full transparency has guided o officer-involved

shooting investigations and town halls for several years now. although our practices predate the enactment of many police transparency and accountability laws in california, we believe our approach has remained consistent with the letter and spirit of reforms implemented bill 1421 for police transparency a 1506 for police accountability. sfpd's this process will also be reflected in our release of information online video from this town hall, including audio recordings from 911 calls and dispatchers and th just mentioned will be posted on sfpd's website at s at san francisco police.org. it for public viewing. as a reminder all 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 nocerns and acting commander markham will release

the names of the officer as part of his presentation. now i would like to explain the investigative process for officer involved shootings. next. san francischas a multi-agency response to officer involved shootings and each agency's investigation is independent. whenever an officer involved shooting occurs in san francisco, involving an on duty the following agencies are immediately notified. the sfpd's investigative services detail or isd, i 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 policy both sfpd units run inl, each has a distinct investigation or investigative purview, 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 investigation. the san francisco voters successor to the office of citizen complaints. with their passage of proposition d in the june 2016 election, dpa all sfpd incidents in which any of our r officers discharge a weapon within the course and scope of their duties, and whenever that discharge results in an individual's injury francisco district attorney's office, independentions bureau, or iib, is responsible for determining the involved shooting based on their independent investigation. the district attorney of the county of san francisco wil whether the officers or the involved officers actions comply with the laws of the state of california. the san francisco fice of the chief medical examiner, or ocme, has responsibility for conducting an on scene investigation collecting evidence, of a deceased person in any officer-involved shooting fatality. in tragic cases such as th 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, osm osm will conduct an investigation to. all notified agencies dispatchedate personnel to begin their respective and independent investigations. finally, i would like to point out that we take community feejdback very seriously and based on feedback from prior officer-invved shooting townhalls, we will also take questions and answer them we're able. understanding that this incident remains ongoing and ongng atvestigation. we will allocate one hour for public comments aestions. thank you very much for joining us today. and now, acting commander mark m. the officer involved shootingrt or ois discussed in this presentation occurred on su, july 21st, 2024 at approximately 11:56 p.m. the ois was preceded by a calling

an armed robbery. the robbery which involved the use of a firearm occurred in the tenderloin police district near the intersec at 11:27 p.m. the ois 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 commonly used by officers. 211 is a robbery. 221 is a person with a gun. code four is no further assistance requiredy worn. camera dispatch is the department of emergency management dispatcher and radio communications systemed range impact weapona less lethal force option. officers use this weapon to deployje referred to as a beanbag or a 4d foam baton. areas are designed to temporarily incapacitate an individual red is a verbal announcement to other officers ofof deploy the iaw. the precise chronology of this incident is currently under

investigation. we are still in thjre very early stages of an administrative investigation that can take months to complete and our understanding of the incident may change as additional evidence is. the timings presented are approximatefollowing is a summary of the events as they are understood da 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 dispatch that he had been robbed by a man with a the victim stated that the suspect scooter. officers responded to the scene of the armed robbery and met with the victim. the victim described the suspect as a white male adult, 20 to 40 years old, 150 pounds, approximately five feet six inches, wearing a long sleeved blue and white sweater dark bottoms and armed with a grayeeing on the black and

red scooter in an unknown direction.fficers 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 on willow street between van ness avenue and.yolk street. the person was wearing a gray and white jacket, blue jeans, and black and red scooter. the person was laterpd as alexander antonio lopezte description of the one taken in the robbery,their vehicle to contact mr. lopez. as the officerdw stopped, mr. lopez began running west on willow street van ness avenue. officer number one, seated in the front passenger seat, exited the vehicle and ran after mr. lopezded mr. lopez to stop, but mr. lopez continued to run officer number one. as mr. lopez fled, he left the scooter in front of the patrol vehicles driver's side door. officer numas the driver, could not immediately

exit as the scoot door. while pursuing mr. lopez officer numbe second command to stop mr. lopez continued running away westbound on willow street. while running mr. lopez raised his he held a firearm turned his head back and toward officer number one. mr. lopez then fired once toward the officer while running. while stillapproximately 1.5 seconds later mr. lopez turned his head raised his left arm behind him and pointed the firearm of officer number one for a second time. officer ward mr. lopez, unholstered his firearm and returned fire. mr. lopez fell to the ground and dropped the firearm. the time between when mr. lopez raised the for a second time and when mr. officer number one fired. his first round was approximately two seconds. the time between when mr. lopezfficer number one first fired wasely 3.5 seconds. officer number one advised dispatch that he was ois. officer

number one moved to cover behind a parked vehicle and was joined by officer number two.jd officers number one and two gave mr. lopez several commands, including, quote, your hands out to your sides. let me see your hands and layma face down. end quote. officers number one and police officers to arrive at their location. numerous officers station, northern station and central station arrived on willow street to assist. officers requested an ambulance to stage in the area as the scene was not secure officers formulated a plan to secure and render this plan included the use of ballistic shields, lessmedical kits. the team of officers approached him into custody and immediately rendered aid medics responded and transported mr. lopez to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased. the suspect' is alexander antonio lopez and his date of birth is july 26th, 1995. crime

scene investigators from the san francisco police depen services division responded and collected physical evidence from the scene including but not limited to, the following one. loaded firearm containing ten nine millimeter cartridges and fired nine millimeter cartridge casing. this firearm matched the description from the robber. 340 caliber fired cartridge and one black and red scooter. the robberyidentified this scooter as the one taken from the robbery. officers on scene were issued body worn cameras, which were activated whileand recorded the events as they unfolded. the independent stigations bureau of or iib, is an independent unit within the san francisco district attorney's office that investigates officer involved shootings. any relevant video footage provided to iib by. calling (628) 652-4420, 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 whrearm in this incident is officer paul balza. a patrol officer assigned to tenderloin station. the officer that critical mindset coordinated response, or cmc training, as well as active shooter, violent intruder training. cmcr is a 20 our california postourse developed by the san francisco police department's fieldorce options unit. this course addresses high risk situations officers out in the field. trainingal decision making during high risk incidents. officers deeper understanding of how to resolve these incidents coordinated and tactically sound approach. using leadership. active shooter violent intruder20 hour california post certified training course developed by department's field tactics force

options unit. this course builds on critical decision making based on the information known force on force exercises and reality based scenarios to induce stress and therefore increase each sts inoculation to stress. today's presentation is provided in a multimedia format in an effort to provide a transparent and comprehensive perspective of this incident, the sfpd will provau 911 call, surveillance video footage, bwc footage, crime scene investigation 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 certain points, to increase the clarity for viewers, certain videos have been enhanced and slowed down to allow for a better understanding of this incident. please note that this presentation, the

enhanced videos, and the uneditedideos will all be available on the sfpd website immediatelys town hall event. sfpd policies can also on the sfpd website. prior to the beginning of each segment, i will provide a brief description to orient the viewer to the time, place and location of the content abouto shown. you're about to see relevant video footage and learn about other evidence related to this case so you can have a better understanding based upon what we know right now. a word of caution. the images and information you are about to see and hear may be disturbice to arrest 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 o. viewer discretion is advised, especially for youngchildren and sensitive viewers. we encourage those in need o the san francisco department of public health crisis line

on july 21st 2024 at 11:27 p.m a person called 911 reporting that he was robbed by a person armed wi 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. summer a woman. is aqui del campo de un sujeto viene el equipo del dia con un llama. until monday. como de la quito o make me a scooter. pero not

being able. to. okay, so there was a guy that took something from me and he pointed to me with a gunat. okay. is that person still there9f? it's open from icu monday. la persona si ahi. porque me quita vaya. pero punto con un arma y este pues yo me aquie i left and simple pointe me to leave. how, how long ago did this happen. consequences to pfizer. after ahorita to como como diez minutos. otras como las casasdj. like five minutes

ago. a recording of the robbery call for service, as it was officers. the audio was provided by the san francisco department of emergency management03. going forward, a priority to 11leavenworth mcalester one ten four. thank you. through spanish interpreter rp was 211 with a about ten ago. information is coming in slowly. more to follow. units yeah. ten four. thankiting on further. we will now show a geographical map of willow street to illustrate the general the officer involved shooting as well as its locatione robbery. call for service near un plaza. the map will perspective, as well as a google earth viewjz.ox

,ú show bwc footage as footage from security cameras located on willow 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 event. portions of these video to protect the privacy of third parties. the first 30s of bwc footage does not contain audio.

the camera has captures 30s of video footage prior to the when activated by the officer. theca.ç4p audio and video timestamps displayedwk on bwc footage are in coordinated universal time or utc. the officers who respondedry obtained a suspect description from the victim. one of the responding officers then broadcast the description for other units. a portion of the bwc from one of the officers who responded. victim's voice has been altered to protect their privacy. one.ot 2240 year old approximately five six. she was wearing a long sleeve sweater. it was white and blue in color dark bottoms. he was. he had a

gray pistol and was last seen on scooter. unknown direction. officers number one and two were t ois and riding in a marked sfpd vehicle. while seching fo description from the robbery. officers one and two located an individual who matched the description on willowbetween van ness avenue and polk street. when officer number one exited his patrol vehicle, the suspect ran. surveillance footage was security camera located at the scene. we are now going to play the surveillance footage showing a street level view of the incident

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we are now goingvá to play an enhanced version of the surveillance video, which has also bee down. the enhancements highlight the suspect pointing the firea, shooting the firearm, and the resulting gunpowder smoke.

to play bwc footage from officer number one, who discharged his firearm. stop. stop. john oh 40 oh, be

on. the radio. i got the radio. put your hands outh, to your sides. let me see your hands. let me see your hands an enhanced version of thewc footage. we just viewed, which has also been slowed down. the enhancements highlight the suspect pointing the firearm toward the officer and shooting. stop

to play bwc footage from number one and video footage from the street level securityerambased on time.@. stop. stop. we are now going to play an enhanced and slowed version of the synced bwc footage from officer number one and the street level security camera. the enhancements highlight the suspect pointing the firearm toward the officer and shooting the firearm.ok

stop. we are now going to play surveillance footage from a second security camera, showing of the incidentn.

we are now going enhanced version of the overhead surveillance video[, which has also been slowed down. the enhancem toward the officer and shooting the firearm.íj

we are now going to play bwc footage from officer number one and video footage from the overhead security camera that have been synced tog stop john 40 oh, to be on, i got the radio. i got the radiob>. when officer number two exited his patrol vehicle, a scooter matching the one stolen in the robbery is patrol vehicle. we are now going to play bwcer number two.

o 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 got guns pointed westbound on vaness. 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. y! get away! get away from me! move back up, back up! this wayn 40.

suspects is down. 221 is near his head. we're going to start giving comet me get a shield and a move. team. go hey hey. i got you i got you. hey you guys are good. down not respond tof these units a block off van ness? northboman, if you can hear me, put your hands out to the side like an airplane. hey, somebody grab the shield from the car. put your arms out to the side like an. hey, she had the weapon by him still? yeah, it's by his head. to the left, by his neck to the left. the out to the side like an airplane. watch odip out the way you got guns pointed in that diion. put your arms out to tee side like an airplane. back

off! out to the side. hey all right hey, paul. hey paul. switzer. paul. he's an ois. hey, do me a solid. brett. left up! pull back! grab it from the kitchen. the car. let him get up there. start what we're going to do. we push up on him. i'll secure him handcuffs. somebody immediately get the gun. okay. hey, chili, when we go up there, thee left side by his neck. all right, i'm 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. okay, we'll go with you. you are pushing f orward. we got lethal here. i got 40 up 40. and we have give a warning not to reach for the gun or he'll be shotor 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 out of there in a second. arms out to the side like. do not reach for not now going to play an enhanced video of the bwc footage we just viewed, which has also been slowed down. the enhancements highlight the black and red scooter as well as the suspect's firearm. okay, ma'am, jay put. we'll get you out of there in a second. arms out to the side like an airplane.

do not reach for nothing. officer number ed a plan toender aid to the suspect. we are now going to play bwcñ0r number three, which shows him arriving on scene, forming a the plan with a team of officers.c1 is here at? let's go, let's go. hey watch the left, i got you. i guys are good. holster up. whoever is it owes a firm ois. one suspect down, not northbound at willow. amen. if you me, put

your hands out to the side like an airplane. hey, somebody grab the shield from the car. ye hey, put your arms out to the side like an airplane. the weapon by him? still yes, by his head. to the left. put. put your arms out to the side like an airplanethose 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 the side. hey, do we have a shield? shield up. all right, shield up. we got, 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. gloved up. pull back. grab a trauma kit from the car. once we get up there, start rendering aid. we're going to do. we push up on him car. somebody immediately get the gun. yep. okay. hey shelly, gun's going to be on the left side by

his neck. all secure him from the left side. he said okay, okay. if it all right. is there? hey. hold up. is everybody readyright, hold on. all right, so i'm arresting. okay theseg forward. we got lisa here. i got 4 and we have this. hey 40 not to reach for. the gun will be shot. heyx do not reach for the gun. if you reach for the gun, you will be shot. red light, red light, red light. red light. red 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. out to the side like an airplane. 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 vi. we are now going to play bwc footage from sergeant

number one.eourrently moving in. do not move. you re will be hit. fantastic. we'll get you out of there into the side like airplane. be careful not reach your fucking hands. all right, stand with that. we are now going to play anhe bwc footage we just viewed, which has also been enhancement highlights the suspect's firearm.

after the suspect was taken into , officer number four assisted in rendering aid by on the gunshot wound. we are now going to play bwc fo four showing him rendering aid.ng aid now have it here, put it back in your carfe. keep it on the willow from venmo. i got ityou got to take off your gloves or it you need a chest seal? i have a chest seal. okay. we're watch out. yep did you see anything? hear anything? you see anythingthe idea. ready yeah. no. that's fine. all right. okshows an overview of the scene

robbery victim's scooter at thewk scene of the ois. this photo shows the suspect's firearm with a malfunction the scene. this photo shows the suspect's firearm unloaded this photo shows the department issued firearm used by officer one. this concludes my presentation. i will now introduce the commanding tenderloin police station acting captain daniel manning. good afternoon. my n. i was the acting captain of tenderlaloin involved shooting occurred. since the day of the incident, i have been communicating with our community leaders, neighbors, and stakeholders to addreny concerns. members from my community, police advisory board have also been briefed. the officers of tenderloin be responsive,

empathetic and proactive 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 beg their feedback. moving forward, i believe we can work together to better serve and protect everyone in the district. thank yo now introduce the commanding officer station captain jason sawyer. good afternoon. my namea is jason sawyer and i'm the commanding officer of northern police station. i'm here today regarding an officer involved shooting that resulted from annf armed conflict with a street robber. this incident took place on willow street late on july 21st. although the initial robbery took place in district the suspect fled and was ultimately encountered. i'm grateful that the involved officers are doing well and that no innocent people were injured

during this incident. the officers displayed bravery under extreme circumstances and upheld the core tenets of what it takes to be a san francisco police officer. as the inv1ó people to understand that there is a pro process is upheld to an incredible standard. please be patient an 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 the ongoing issues that have plagued this area, and i 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 anyconcerns, 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. atce station. thank you. the public

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this is the housing authority board special meeting for july 31st. time is 11. . 15 p.m. we'll start with item 2. commissioner pikes. >> present. >> comssioner kim is absent. should be present later. commissioner lindo. torres. >> present.