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    AL BUQUERQUE POLI CE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE REPORT* OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _/1975)

    i nc i dent , t her e wer e peopl e c ont ai ned - - i t ' s nor t h

    and sout h. Cont ai nment t eams woul d cal l out hi ker si n c er t ai n ar eas j us t s o t hat we know t hat t hey' r ei n t he ar ea. I never s aw - - I never had t he

    oppor t uni t y t o l ook ar ound ot her t han t hr ough myopt i cs at t he mal e.

    DET. STONE: Okay. But based on what t he

    of f i cer s wer e r adi oi ng, you wer e awar e t hat t her ewer e possi bl y ot her hi ker s i n t he ar ea?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Ther e was absol ut el y i n t hear ea.

    DET. STONE: So you had l et hal cover age andI ngr am had nonl et hal cover age, and t hen

    Wei mer ski r ch, he' s t he dog handl er , cor r ect ?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, he' s t he dog handl er .DET. STONE: And he had hi s sear ch dog wi t hhi m?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, he di d.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Was he ar med wi t h anyt hi ng?DET. KEI TH SANDY: He does have - - he had a

    handgun on hi s si de, but he - - he never depl oyed

    i t . I t was - - t hat ' s my j ob as l et hal cover age, s ot hat he can f ocus on handl i ng t he dog, ensur i ng t hedog i s wat chi ng t he mal e and deal i ng wi t h t he

    r esponsi bi l i t i es t hat come wi t h bei ng a K-9handl er . So he doesn' t have t o wor r y about a

    f i r ear m and a dog, my r esponsi bi l i t y i s t o pr ovi de

    hi m cover and pr ovi de f or l et hal cover age, as wel las f or Ri ck I ngr am, because Ri ck I ngr am has t hel ess l et hal muni t i ons. And t hat was my

    r es pons i bi l i t y, t o pr ovi de l et hal c over age f or bot hof t hem.

    DET. STONE: Okay. And t hat ' s t ypi cal i n t he

    t r ai ni ng, f or you guys havi ng t o not onl y c over f or

    your sel ves but al so cover f or t he dog handl er ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, si r . And l ess l et hal ,of f i cer s t hat ar e ar med wi t h l ess l et hal muni t i ons.DET. STONE: You had ment i oned t hat a coupl e

    t i mes t hr oughout t he i nci dent he woul d pul l ei t her

    ' * This form is for additional narrative Information only. Any additional persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199 DATE 09/26/201

    1< IDNO.

    REVIEWING OFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson 2702 DATE 09/26/201IDNO. P11152B

    162(REVISED 6/83)

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    ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _1975)

    a kni f e or t wo kni ves out of hi s pocket s?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Wer e t hey al ways out of hi s pant spocket ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes. Out of hi s l ef t andr i ght f r ont poc ket . He had a s et of BDU pant s on,so t hey wer e l oose.DET. STONE: Yeah.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I t l ooked l i ke t hey wer eover si zed. He pl aced t hem i n t he f r ont pocket s of t he pant s, wi t h t he bl ades up.DET. STONE: Okay. Appr oxi mat el y how manyt i mes di d you see hi m t ake t he kni ves out ?

    Appr oxi mat el y.DET. KEI TH SANDY: I know he t ook t hem outappr oxi mat el y f our .DET. STONE: Four t i mes?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: And t hen t her e was anot hert i me, wher e he woul d pl ace hi s r i ght hand i n hi spocket wher e t he kni f e was at and ( i naudi bl e)c har ge t owar ds our l ocat i on, t el l i ng Ski r c h, " Ishoul d j ust come down t her e and ki l l you now. "Four t i mes t hat I saw hi m.

    DET. STONE: Okay. You ment i oned t hat at one

    poi nt he pi cked up a sandwi ch and t hr ew i t i n yourguys' di r ect i on?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, si r .

    DET. STONE: And you st at ed t hat Ski r ch' s __

    Wei mer ski r ch' s dog ki nd of went af t er t he sandwi ch?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Have you ever seen dogs dot hat bef or e, l i ke go af t er f ood i f t hey s ee( i naudi bl e) ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I don' t know i f i t was amat t er of f ood, or i f i t was j us t an obj ect t hatcame

    DET. STONE: Came at hi m?DET. KEI TH SANDY: - - came at us. He t hr ew adi nner r ol l at us al s o.

    * This fonn is for additional narrative information only. Any additional persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199 DATE 09/26/201

    DATE 09/26/201REVIEWING OFFICER: I?Sergeant E. Thomson

    10NC.

    2702

    163P111528

    (REVISED 6/83)

    10NO.

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    ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "1975)

    DET. STONE: Uh- huh.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I don' t know i f - - what __what wer e hi s t hought pr ocesses behi nd i t , i f hewas - - i f he was goi ng t o r a nge us , t o s ee how f arwe wer e s o t hat - - t her e was a l ot of l oos e r ock, al ot of l oos e debr i s up t her e, ( i naudi bl e) , or i f hewas j ust i n an agi t at ed st at e and t hat was what wasnear hi m and he t hr ew i t at us .

    DET. STONE: Okay. You had ment i oned t hat hewas get t i ng - - he woul d get i r at e and he woul d sayt hat you guys changed t he agr eement on hi m. Di dyou guys have any agr eement wi t h hi m?DET. KEI TH SANDY: No. He sai d t hat he was

    goi ng t o wal k down of f t he mount ai n. Wei mer ski r chasked hi m t o put down hi s kni f e bef or e he di d t hat .He r ef us ed t o do t hat . And t hen, as he put hi sbackpack on and hi s ( i naudi bl e) and st ar t ed t o wal kdown t he f i r st t i me, Wei mer ski r ch t ol d hi m, "Do mea f avor . Put your hands on your head f or me. "

    Ther e was no agr eement , t her e was not hi ng

    ever t ol d t o hi m, t hat t hes e wer e t he s t e ps you' r egoi ng t o t ake. And t hat ' s when he put hi s backpackdown and s t ar t ed - - and he wal ked al l t he way t ot he nor t h and t ol d t hem, " You c hanged t he

    agr eement , " and t hen came back t o us.DET. STONE: Okay. Al l r i ght . Based on yourt r ai ni ng, when you' r e t r yi ng t o appr ehend or t akesomeone i nt o cust ody f or f el ony char ges, i s i tt ypi cal t o - - es peci al l y i f t hey' r e ar med wi t hanyt hi ng, any ki nd of weapon, i s i t t ypi cal j us t t oal l ow t hem t o wal k away or t owar ds you?DET. KEI TH SANDY: No.

    DET. STONE: Okay. At one poi nt you say I ngr amhad r equest ed anot her i mpact weapon t o t he scene?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: And J i m Fox sai d he was goi ng t osend a Taser shot gun, but he speci f i cal l y r equest eda beanbag?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, si r .

    *T h is f o r m i s f o r a dd i ti o na l n ar r at i ve i n fo r m at i on o n ly . A n y a dd i ti o na l p er s o ns , p r op er t y , c h an g e o f s t at u s , etc., m us t b e s u bm i t te d u p o n t h e a p-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer file.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    /iSergeant E. ThomsonREVIEWING OFFICER:5199IDND.

    2702.

    164P111528

    ( REVISED 6183)

    IDND.

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    ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    OFFENSE Officer Involved Shooting 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" C"I975)

    DET. STONE: Di d you know why I ngr am want ed abeanbag t her e as wel l ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I t was an ext r a i mpactweapon wi t h - - wher e a shot gun Taser wasn' t

    depl oyed ( i naudi bl e) i mpact . I t ' s an el ect r oni cdevi ce. He want ed t he beanbag t her e as an i mpactweapon j ust as anot her l ayer i n our pl an.

    DET. STONE: Okay. And you had ment i oned t hat

    when you had depl oyed t he bang, you t hr ew t he

    f l as hbang, i t di dn' t appear t hat i t ac hi eved t he

    desi r ed ef f ect . Had you had pr evi ous t r ai ni ng wi t hf l ashbangs?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Have you seen t he depl oyment of af l as hbang at , s ay, ot her s us pec t sDET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: - - i n t he pas t ?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: And what i s t he t ypi cal r esponse

    you s ee when a f l as hbang goes of f i n f r ont of asuspect ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I ' ve not onl y seen

    f l ashbangs' ef f ect on ot her peopl e, I ' ve been al sosUbj ect t o t hei r bl owi ng up and ( i naudi bl e) wi t hi n

    my i mmedi at e ar ea.DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I t ' s f i ve pounds

    over pr es s ur e. I t ' s goi ng t o have ( i naudi bl e)l i ght . And i t ' s ext r emel y l oud. I t ' s - - I ' ve s een

    f l ashbangs depl oyed and compl et el y knock peopl e of ft hei r f eet . And I ' ve s een wher e i t depl oys ,

    det onat es , and i t s t uns an i ndi vi dual t o wher e i tt akes t hem a mi nut e t o r egai n t hei r t houghtpr ocess.

    When I ' ve exper i enced a f l ashbang

    det onat i ng, i t - - your ear s r i ng, i t ' s s uper har d

    t o hear . And wi t h t hat over pr es sur e, i t does n' t

    i t ' s ki nd of - - i t t akes you a mi nut e t o r egai n

    l i ke a t hought pr oces s t o be abl e t o f i gur e out

    This form Is for additional narrative Information only. Any addftJonal persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer file.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    Sergeant E. Thomson

    519910 NO.

    2702REVIEWING OFFICER:

    10 NO. P111S28

    REVISED 6f83\165

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    ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY

    OFFENSE REPORT*OFFENSE Officer Involved Shooting 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" ""1975)

    what you need t o do.

    DET. STONE: Okay. And t hi s t ype of

    di sor i ent at i on, does t hi s guy - - does t hi s gi ve youguys l i ke an oppor t uni t y or an advant age t o - - orassi st you i n t aki ng someone i nt o cust ody?DET. KEI TH SANDY: I t does gi ve us an

    advant age. I t cr eat es a r eacti onar y gap wher e hei s t r yi ng t o gat her hi ms el f bac k t oget her , and i tal l ows us t o cl ose di st ance and get t o wher e we canget t o hi m i n a saf e manner .

    DET. STONE: Okay. And you sai d t hat on t hi spar t i cul ar - - wi t h t hi s par t i cul ar s ubj ect , i tseemed t o af f ect hi m di f f er ent l y?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I t di dn' t r eal l y af f ect hi mas - - as i t s houl d have. He l ooked at i t . I tl anded at hi s f eet , bounc ed t o hi s r i ght . Hel ooked down at i t when i t det onat ed.DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: And t he onl y t hi ng I saw washi m st and s t r ai ght up and go s t ep on t he gr oundl i ke i n an aggr essi ve manner .

    DET. STONE: Okay. So i t di d not achi eve t hedesi r ed ef f ect t hat i t usual l y achi eves?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Di d not .

    DET. STONE: Okay. Let ' s t al k about Tasert r ai ni ng. Had you ever f el t t he ef f ec t s of a Tas erbef or e?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: So have you ever seen t he ef f ect sof a Taser on anot her i ndi vi dual ?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Okay. You had ment i oned t hat Ni ck[ si c] I ngr am had depl oyed hi s Taser shot gun t wi ce,

    r i ght af t er t he f l ashbang?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Di d t he sUbj ect appear t obe pr esent i ng what you nor mal l y woul d see i n aper son who was f eel i ng t he ef f ects of a Taser ?DET. KEI TH SANDY: I woul d expect hi m t o __

    * This form is for additional narrative information only. Any addiUonal persons, property, change of status, eto., must be submitted upon theap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

    REVIEWING OFFICER:

    166P111528

    (REVISED 6183)

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    ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*Officer Involved Shooting 14002

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BAn _/1975)

    hi s - - i t t o l ock up hi s - - hi s mus cl es . I t was _ _ t he conver sat i on - - once t he mal e put t he hoodi eon - - I coul d s ee pr i or t o t hat he had t wo T- s hi r t son, t hen t he s hop s hi r t , and t hen he put t he hoodi eon. And Ri ck and I had di al ogue r egar di ng t he f actt hat t her e was t oo many l ayer s on hi s upper t or sof or t he Tas er s hot gun t o ef f ec t i vel y - - t he bar bst o ef f ecti vel y cont act t he ski n. We deci ded t hathe needs t o at t ac k t he l ower ext r emi t i es , t he l egswi t h t he Taser shot gun. We coul dn' t t el l i f he wasl ayer ed i n pant s.

    When - ~ af t er he f i r ed t he f i r s t r ound, andt her e was - - I di dn' t s ee t he ef f ect , I di dn' t s ee

    hi s l egs l ock up, I di dn' t see hi m wai ver . Hest ood st i l l . The second r ound was f i r ed. Agai n,not t he des i r ed ef f ec t . The onl y t hi ng I s aw hi mdo i s bend over , and I t hi nk t hat t hat was mor e t oaddr ess t he appr oachi ng K-9, t hat he put hi s handsout f r ont .

    DET. STONE: Okay. And whi l e I ngr am i sdepl oyi ng t hi s Taser , i s t hi s at t he t i me when youguys ar e now cl osi ng di st ance wi t h t he subj ect?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Hi s f i r st r ound, we wer enot .

    DET. STONE: Okay.DET. KEI TH SANDY: On t he second r ound t hat ' sf i r ed, I had al r eady t aken a coupl e of s t eps . Ir emember st eppi ng of f , havi ng a coupl e st eps, andt hen hear i ng t hem f i r e t he Taser shot gun agai n.DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: So we wer e cl osi ng di st anceat t hat poi nt .

    DET. STONE: Okay. And whi l e you wer e guyswer e cl osi ng di st ance, do you r emember gi vi ng oranyone gi vi ng ver bal commands t o t he subj ect ?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes. Ther e was - - numer ous

    of f i cer s wer e sayi ng, "Get on t he gr ound, get ont he gr ound. " Once t he f l ashbang det onat ed commandsbegan, "Get on t he gr ound, get on t he gr ound, get

    ..This form Is for additional narrative information only. Any additional persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon theap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    REVIEWING OFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson q(

    167

    5199IDNO.

    2702IDNO.

    DATE 09/26/20

    DATE 09/26/20P111528

    (REVISED 6183)

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    ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "'1975)

    on t he gr ound, " t o whi ch he never showed any i nt entt o compl y wi t h t hose.

    DET. STONE: Okay. And t hi s - - t hese movement sand t hese commands, ar e t hese t ypi cal t r ai ni ng whenyou' r e t aki ng someone i nt o cust ody?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Or I shoul d say t ypi cal pr act i ce?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Bei ng i n t he posi t i on t hatyou' r e i n and t he j ob t hat you have, have you seenbef or e when dog handl er s r el ease t hei r dogs f orappr ehensi on?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Okay. I s i t t ypi c al f or a dog t ogo up t o a subj ect and t hen i mmedi at el y come backt o t he dog handl er once i t ' s been r el eased?DET. KEI TH SANDY: I don' t - - I ' ve seen K- 9sdepl oyed, but I don' t know enough about K- 9s, nordo I - - have I been i nvol ved enough wi t h K-9( i naudi bl e) t o ans wer t hat . I c an' t s peak on

    behal f of t he dog or t he handl er . I don' t knowt hei r t r ai ni ng and I don' t know - - I don' t - - Idon' t know enough about i t .

    DET. STONE: Okay. When Wei mer ski r ch r el easedhi s dog and t he dog got up t o t he s ubj ec t , abouthow cl ose do you t hi nk you guys got t o hi m, t hesubj ect ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: We wer e cl ose. We wer e __

    when I saw hi s kni ves come out and, l i ke I sai d,Wei mer ski r ch was i n f r ont of me, I know I waswi t hi n 20, 25 f eet when t he kni ves came out .Wei mer ski r ch was i n f r ont of me.I know by t he t i me I st epped ar oundWei mer ski r ch and was abl e t o engage t he mal e, wewer e cl os er t han t hat . I woul d s ay wi t hi n 10,12 f eet .

    DET. STONE: Have you ever had any t r ai ni ng orexper i ence on when encount er i ng a subj ect wi t hl i ke, say, an edged weapon ( i naudi bl e) l i ke t hat

    ..This form Is for additional narrative information only. Any additional persons, property, change of states. etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer f ife.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    REVIEWING OFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson II

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    SUPPLEMENTARY

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    OFFENSE Officer Involved Shooting 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BAH _1975)

    and what t he di st ance bet ween you and hi m and __ki nd of l i ke t he t hr eat l evel ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: 21- f oot Tuel l er dr i l l ?DET. STONE: Exact l y.DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, si r .DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: That - - and t hat i s - - t hat

    was skewed as a r esul t of us bei ng on t he hi l l si de,and t he downwar d angl e was t wi ce t he di st ance. Butt he r eac t i onar y gap was cut i n hal f bec aus e of t hemoment um t hat he gai ns as he moves t owar ds - - movesi n t he down - - t he downhi l l gr ade.DET. STONE: Okay. So i t woul d be di f f er ent

    t han, s ay, i f he was on a s t r eet or a s i dewal kDET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: - - t hat ' s pr et t y l evel ?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, si r .

    DET. STONE: So when you guys ar e movi ng upt owar ds hi m, t he dog has come back, and he now hast aken hi s kni ves out and put t hem at c hest l evelDET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, si r .

    DET. STONE: - - what di d you t hi nk he was goi ngt o do at t hat poi nt ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I t was at t hat poi nt t hat ,wi t h t he st at ement s he had made, hi s aggr essi vemaneuver s t owar ds us , our c l os e pr oxi mi t y i s - - Iwas i n f ear f or mysel f , f or Scot t Wei mer ski r ch, f orRi ck I ngr am, t hat one of t hem mi ght have beenser i ousl y i nj ur ed or f at al l y wounded at t hat poi nt .DET. STONE: Okay. So you t hought t hat he wasgoi ng t o s t ab one of you guys ?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes, si r .

    DET. STONE: So you had ment i oned t hat when youhad f i nal l y moved i nt o a posi t i on wher e you coul dt ake your s hot , you s ai d he had moved ki nd of t ot he l ef t ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I t wasn' t - - when I - - whenI gai ned my pos i t i on, i t was - - I was up, I had myr et i cl e f or my opt i cs cent er mass. I r emember

    * This fonn Is for additional narrative information only. Any additional persons, property, change of status, etc.. must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    Sergeant E. Thomson

    519910 NO.

    2702REVIEWING OFFICER:

    10 NO. P11H528

    (REVISED 6183)169

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    ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT

    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" ,-1975)

    s eei ng t he gap on hi s c hes t i n my opt i c s. I had

    di sengaged t he saf et y on my r i f l e and I had madet he c ons ci ous dec i s i on t o f i r e my r i f l e.

    As I was begi nni ng - - goi ng t hr ough t hi s , he

    began t o move hi s body t o t he l ef t . As I ' m

    pr oc es s i ng t hat , I ' m t hi nki ng t o mys el f , he' s goi ng

    t o t r y t o f l ank ar ound t he dog and move I gues s t o

    t he eas t and t hen t o t he s out h i n a qui ck l i t t l e( i naudi bl e) maneuver , i n or der t o get t he dog f r om

    get t i ng bet ween hi m and us.

    Now, t hat woul d have t aken - - t he way t hat

    - - wi t h t he r oc ks and t he way t hat Wei mer s ki r c h andI was wer e s i t uat ed, i t woul d have t aken a l ot of

    t i me t o r ec over and adj us t and addr es s hi m hadhe - - t he way my mi nd and my per cept i on, i s t hatwas hi s pl an. As he was t ur ni ng t o t he l ef t , I

    f i r ed my f i r s t s hot c ent er mas s . I f ol l owed i ti mmedi at el y wi t h a second shot .

    And af t er t hi s - - I r emember pul l i ng t het r i gger t wi c e, c omi ng of f t he t r i gger wi t h my

    f i nger , and st ayi ng on hi m wi t h my opt i cs. He was

    s t i l l s t andi ng, he was s t i l l - - had mot or s ki l l s .

    I put my f i nger on t he t r i gger and f i r ed a t hi r dt i me. As I di d t hat , t hat ' s when I s aw hi s bodyf al l f or war d - -

    DET. STONE: Fal l f or war d?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: - - and l and on hi s st omach.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Wer e you abl e t o see - - andI know y ou' r e t r ai ned i n on your opt i c now, but

    wer e you abl e t o s ee i f he ever dr opped t he kni vesat any t i me?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I di d not .DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: And I know - - I know t hat

    because, as we appr oached hi m, once he was on t he

    gr ound, bot h kni ves , he was s t i l l c l enc hi ng bot h

    kni ves. ( I naudi bl e) , he was cl enchi ng t hem st i l li n bot h hi s r i ght and l ef t hand.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Whi l e t hi s was goi ng on, do

    *T h is f o r m I s f o r a dd i ti o na l n ar r at i ve i n fo r m at i on o n ly . A n y a dd i ti o na l p er s on s , p r op er t y, c h an g e o f s t at u s . e t c ., m u s t b e s u b m it t ed u p on t h e a p -propr iate ACOPS s u p p le m en t f o rm t o up d at e t h e c o m pu t er f i r e .

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    Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _1975)

    you know i f anyone el se ar ound you shot ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: I di dn' t hear ot her shot s.

    But I c an go t o t he aUdi t or y excl us i on, but onc e wehad gone up and Domi ngue Per ez and I cl ear ed t hear ea wher e hi s - - hi s bel ongi ngs wer eDET. STONE: Uh- huh.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: - - and i n t he r oc k

    f or mat i ons up t her e, i t was at t hat poi nt t hatDomi ngue sai d, "I need t o get mysel f of f t hi s

    mount ai n, " and I t ur ned and asked hi m, " Di d you

    s hoot al s o? " he s ai d, " Yes . " t hat was i t , t hat wast he end of our conver sat i on.

    And t hen he - - I wal ked down and he wal ked

    down and I di dn' t s ee hi m t he r es t of t he ni ght .DET. STONE: Okay. Al l r i ght . I s t her e

    anyt hi ng el s e, Kei t h, t hat you t hi nk i s i mpor t antt hat I have not as ked you?

    MR. ROBLES: Do you want t o t ake a br eak( i naudi bl e) ?

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Pl ease.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Let ' s go ahead and end t he

    i nt er vi ew r i ght t her e, r i ght now. I t ' s 1719 hour s .( Of f audi o. )

    DET. STONE: Al l r i ght . Thi s i s Det ect i ve

    St one wi t h APD. We' r e bac k her e on t he r ec or di nt er vi ewi ng Det ect i ve Kei t h Sandy.

    Kei t h, do you have anyt hi ng el s e t hat you

    want ed t o add bef or e we concl ude f or t oday?DET. KEI TH SANDY: I di d. I want ed t o cl ar i f yon pos i t i oni ng and t er r ai n. Though - - wel l ,

    des pi t e our at t empt s t o get t o an ar e a wher e wewer e on l evel gr ound, he was s t i l l el evat ed.DET. STONE: Uh- huh.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: And at an advant ageous

    pos i t i on. The t r ai l - - t he game t r ai l bet ween he

    and - - bet ween mysel f , I ngr am and Wei mer ski r ch was

    nar r ow. I t ' s onl y wi de enough f or one per son.DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. KEI TH SANDY: Once t he K-9 was depl oyed,

    ..This form is for additional narrative information only. Any additional persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propl iate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer f i le.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    /V '!Sergeant E. Thomson

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    OFFENSE LOCATION 812Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "1975)

    t he mal e assumed hi s aggr essi ve st ance, ar med wi t hkni ves i n bot h hands. Because of t he geogr aphi es,

    Of f i cer Wei mer ski r ch, hi s posi t i on i n f r ont of me,and I had t o pos i t i on mys el f i n f r ont of hi m t o

    pr event t he mal e f r om car r yi ng out hi s t hr eat s and

    st abbi ng ei t her mysel f , Of f i cer Wei mer ski r ch orDet ec t i ve I ngr am, t hat ' s - - t hat ' s when I

    maneuver ed ar ound hi m. The t er r ai n was t ough t o

    navi gat e dur i ng t hat t i me. Ther e was r oc ks , i t was

    r eal - - i t was ki nd of ( i naudi bl e) and t he cact us( i naudi bl e) negot i at i ons wi t h hi m - - negot i at i ng

    wi t h hi m ( i naudi bl e) .

    DET. STONE: Okay. So - - s o woul d t hi s - - t he

    ar ea you guys wer e oper at i ng i n, l i ke you' r es ayi ng, i s r eal s t eep and has a l ot of t er r ai n,

    woul d be a l ot di f f er ent t han what you guys ar e

    us ual l y us ed t o oper at i ng i n out her e i n t he ci t y?DET. KEI TH SANDY: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Anyt hi ng el se?DET. KEI TH SANDY: No.

    DET. STONE: Al l r i ght . Let ' s go ahead and endt he i nt er vi ew at 1731 hour s .

    ( Concl usi on of r ecor di ng. )

    Itshould be noted that this transcription was completed by the company "Quickskribe." A copy of the full

    transcription report will be included with this case as well as tagged into evidence. Please refer to the

    transcription report for complete details. Detective Sandy's sketch will be included with this case.

    Itshould be noted that Detective Sandy had a digital audio recorder with him that was activated and recorde

    approximately 6 minutes worth of audio from when Detective Sandy first arrived on scene. This audio was

    collected from Detective Sandy and tagged into evidence when he was processed on scene by Criminalistics

    detectives. Detective Sandy also had a Scorpion lapel camera on him that was also processed by Criminalisticsdetectives however no video of this incident was located or recovered.

    Approximately 1802 hours

    Agent H. Cage and I conducted a recorded interview with SWAT Officer Dominique Perez. The followingis the transcribed interview I conducted with Officer Perez .

    T h is fo r m i s fo r a d di t i o na l n a rr a ti v e information o n ly . A n y a d d it i on al p er s on s , p r op er t y, c h an g e o f s t at u s. e tc ., m u s t b e s u bm i t te d u p on t h e ap -p r op r ia te A C OP S s u pp l em e nt f o rm t o u pd at e t h e c o m p ut er f i le .

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    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "/1975)

    DET. STONE: Today' s dat e i s Tuesday, Mar ch 18,

    2014. I t i s appr oxi mat el y 1802 hour s. Thi s i sDet ect i ve Geof f St one, wi t h t he Al buquer que Pol i ceDepar t ment . And we' r e her e at t he Fami l y AdvocacyCent er at 625 Si l ver , Sout hwest . Thi s i s an

    i nt er vi ew i n r ef er ence t o an of f i cer - i nvol ved

    shoot i ng. I t ' s r ef er ence Case Number 14- 0023683.And pr es ent i n t he r oom, I ' m j us t goi ng t ogo ar ound t he t abl e.

    AGT. CAGE: Of f i c er - - or , I ' m s or r y, Agent HalCage, New Mexi co St at e Pol i ce I nvest i gat i onsBur eau.

    DET. SEDLER: Ant hony Sedl er of t he Al buquer que

    Pol i ce Depar t ment Tact i cal Sect i on, SWAT t eam?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Domi nque Per ez,

    Al buquer que Pol i ce Depar t ment SWAT t eam, t act i calsect i on.

    MR. ROBLES: Lui s Robl es, t he at t or ney on hi sbehal f .

    DET. STONE: Al l r i ght . And we ar e her e

    i nt er vi ewi ng Domi nque Per ez r ef er ence t hi si nci dent .

    Dom, what I ' m goi ng t o do i s, I ' m j ust goi ngt o gi ve you t he f l oor , man, j us t l et you r un

    t hr ough ever yt hi ng t hat you di d dur i ng t hi si nc i dent f r om s t ar t t o f i ni s h. Go r i ght ahead,man?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Okay. On t he - - t oday,

    on Mar ch 16t h, I was at home, si t t i ng wi t h myf ami l y. We had j us t got t en back f r om - - f r om al unch. We usual l y go t her e on Sundays t o havel unch wi t h my wi f e' s gr andpar ent s. We had j ust

    got t en back and I was si t t i ng t her e wi t h my mot herand my gr andmot her . They had act ual l y came over

    because my bi r t hday was ear l i er t hat week and t heywant ed t o gi ve me some pr esent s or some gi f t s andhang out wi t h t he ki d.

    So we wer e si t t i ng ar ound t he t abl e t al ki ngwi t h my f ami l y and I r ecei ved a phone cal I on my

    * This form is for additional narrative infonnation only. Any additional persons. property, change of status. etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

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    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _1975)

    c i t y phone. And went t o ans wer i t , c al l er I D, i twas f r om my super vi sor , Ser geant Fox. That was

    r oughl y about 1845. I pi cked up t he phone. Headvi sed me - - asked what I was doi ng and j ust

    t hat - - s t ar t ed t o gi ve me s ome i nf or mat i on, t hathe had a s i t uat i on t hat was happeni ng i n t heFoot hi l l s t hat he want ed t o s t ar t s endi ng s ome

    t act i cal guys t o s ee i f we c oul d hel p out wi t hbef or e i t pot ent i al l y had t o go t o a f ul l SWATact i vat i on.

    So he gave me t he l i mi t ed i nf or mat i on t hat

    he had, bec aus e he s ai d he was en r out e t her e al s o.He gave me t he di r ec t i ons , t he r ough di r ec t i ons up

    i nt o t he f oot hi l l s . I got of f t he phone wi t h hi mand he had j us t t ol d me t hat t her e was a s ubj ec tt hat was ar med, t hr eat eni ng of f i c er s i n t he

    f oot hi l l s. I was l i ke, " Al l r i ght . " I got of f t hephone, l et hi m know I was goi ng t o be en r out e.I i mmedi at el y went and got dr essed out i n mySWAT uni f or m, made sur e I had ever yt hi ng as f ar asI needed f r om t he house, went and ki ssed my wi f eand ki ds good- bye, and my mot her and my

    gr andmot her , and t ol d t hem a qui ck good- bye, .t henwent out s i de t o my uni t . Got i n my uni t , t ur ned onmy - - t ur ned on my KDT and s t ar t ed t r y i ng t o l og

    on, and st ar t ed en r out e t o t he ar ea t hat I knewf r om t he di r ec t i ons t hat Ser geant Fox had gi ven me.I t t akes a l i t t l e bi t f or my KDT t o boot up,

    s o whi l e en r out e, t hough, f r om t he t i me I l ef t t hehous e t i l l I ar r i ved at t he end l ocat i on, 812Pi edr a vi s t a, I was r eadi ng t he r e mar ks on t hec al l , t r yi ng t o gat her t he i nf or mat i on f r om what

    was goi ng on wi t h t he s i t uat i on and s t ar t ed r eadi ngt hr o ugh t he r emar k s. Pr e t t y much ever yt hi ng t hat Ihad r e cei ved f r om r eadi ng on t hat , t hat of f i c er s

    wer e di s pat ched t o a cal l i n r ef er ence t o a s us pect

    who was i l l egal l y campi ng i n Open Space, whi ch i s ac r i me, and upon t r y i ng t o c ont ac t t he s Ubj ec t , t heyhad - - t he s Ubj ec t had pul l out kni ves on t hem and

    "This form is for additional narrative information only. Any additional persons. property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propr iate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer f i le .

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    OFFENSE REPORT*OFFENSE LOCATION 812P iedra Vis ta Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA"./1975)

    __Of fi_c_e_r_In_v _o_lv _e_d _S_h _o_o t_in.. ,g: :-._ _CASE NO.14002

    advanced on t hem i n an aggr essi ve manner . And al so

    t hat t hey had bac ked of f f r om t he s us pec t and wer e

    t r yi ng t o es t abl i s h a per i met er .So r eadi ng t hat i nf or mat i on, I - - I was

    r eadi ng - - pr et t y much t her e was a l ot of

    i nf or mat i on on t he KDT t hat I was t r yi ng t o gat her

    whi l e I was en r out e. The s uper vi s or t her e had

    i dent i f i ed t he suspect as J ames Boyd and asked f orf ur t her i nf or mat i on i n r egar d t o t hat . Al s o on t her emar ks t hat t hey wer e al s o t r yi ng t o get

    addi t i onal r es our c es t her e wi t h l es s l et hal opt i onsand CI T of f i cer s.

    And t he - - t he s uper v i s or , af t er

    i dent i f yi ng - - or s eei ng t hat t he s ubj ec t was J amesBoyd, as ked f or f ur t her i nves t i gat i on - - or f ur t heri nf or mat i on on J ames Boyd. Ther e was i nf or mat i on

    l i s t ed on t he c al l t hat J ames Boyd had an ext ens i vec r i mi nal hi s t o r y; i n t he pas t had been wi l l i ng t ouse a weapon t o har m pol i ce of f i cer s i n mul t i pl ej ur i sdi ct i ons, i ncl udi ng Al buquer que; t hat he was a

    par anoi d schi zophr eni c, and t hat of f i cer s shoul duse ext r eme caut i on when cont act i ng hi m.

    So af t er r eadi ng t hat i nf or mat i on, I s t a r t ed

    l i s t eni ng - - I was l i s t eni ng t o t he r adi o as wel l

    whi l e I ' m en r out e f or any addi t i onal i nf or mat i on

    wi t h t he appr oac h r out e, how we s houl d get t her e orany i nf or mat i on f r om my super vi sor , shoul d he be

    ar r i vi ng bef or e I di d, of anyt hi ng he needed i npar t i cul ar .

    The i nf or mat i on over t he r adi o, and t hen I

    was al s o r eadi ng r emar ks on t he c al l , wer e t hat t he

    s us pec t was s hout i ng at of f i c er s t hat he was goi ng

    t o ki l l t hem; t hat i f anyone got cl os e t o hi m, he

    was - - t hey wer e - - s omebody was goi ng t o get hur t .

    He was want i ng t o be cal l ed t he boss, or somet hi ng

    l i ke t hat . But he s t a t ed t hat he was mi l i t ar i l y

    t r ai ned and - - was t he i nf or mat i on t hat was on t hec al l , t hat he was mi l i t ar i l y t r ai ned, and i f of f i c er s got c l os e t o hi m, t hat he was n' t goi ng t o

    ..This form is for additional narrative Information only. Any additional persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

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    OFFENSE REPORT*

    OFFENSE _O _f fi_ c_ e_ r_In _v _o _l v_ e_ d_ S_ h. .:.o_ ot _in~ g= --__ CASE NO. 1400236

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812P ie dr a V is ta R d. N E ( O p en S pa ce A re a)

    J am es B oy d A K A "B A" "/1975)

    be t he one who got hur t .

    Ther e was ot her of f i cer s t hat wer e - - t he

    of f i cer s t hat wer e pr esent dur i ng t he i nf or mat i ont hat I was r eadi ng wer e s ayi ng t hat t hey wer e - - ort he s Ubj ec t - - or t he s us pec t , exc us e me, was

    t hr owi ng r ocks at of f i cer s. Al l t hi s i nf or mat i onI ' m gat her i ng t her e , and t hen al s o t r yi ng t o l i s t ent o t he r adi o. The ot her as pect , as f ar as t heappr oac h r out e, i t was t ol d t hat you coul d j us tdr i ve r i ght up t o t he 812 Pi edr a Vi s t a becaus e i twas t aki ng pl ace somewher e behi nd t hat .

    I end up ar r i vi ng t o t he s cene and exi t myvehi c l e. I s ee a bunc h of mar ked pol i ce uni t s , s o

    I ' m t r yi ng t o or i ent mys el f on wher e t he s i t uat i oni s t aki ng pl ace. So I wal k over t o a - - I ' m not

    sur e whi ch - - what t he numer i cal was. I wal k overt o l i ke a s t uc co hous e, and I ' m l ooki ng out t owar dst he eas t i n bet ween t wo s t r uc t ur es , t wo hous es , andI had vi sual of a - - of a f i gur e st andi ng on al i ke a r ock f or mat i on, ki nd of or i ent ed t o t hes out h. I c oul d onl y s ee about f r o m hi s - - f r om hi sknees up. I t ' s - - now, I ' m t r yi ng t o or i ent mys el f

    on i t , s o I s ee hi m and t r y i ng t o i dent i f y what t hesubj ect i s - - or what t he suspect - - or i f t hi s i st he suspect , excuse me.

    I t hen l ook over and not i ce t hat t her e ar eot her peopl e ar ound t her e , and I ' m st ar t i ng t oi dent i f y who ar e t he of f i c er s and wher e ar e t heypos i t i oned. So by t hen I as cer t ai ned, bas i c al l y,t hat t hat was pot ent i al l y t he s ubj ec t , who i t i s ,and t hen r eal i z ed, bec aus e he' s s hout i ng at t heof f i cer s t hat ar e t o t he - - t o t he sout h, he' s

    shout i ng at t hem, havi ng some t ype of di al ogue wi t ht hem.

    Looki ng at t he over al l l ayout of t he t er r ai nand ever yt hi ng, he was def i ni t el y i n a pos i t i on of

    advant age over t hos e of f i c er s . And t he t er r ai nt her e was ver y r ocky and r ur al and di dn' t - - di dn' tl ook l i ke t her e was a l ot of cover and conceal ment

    This form is for additional narrative information only. Any additional persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submitted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer file.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: D e te ct iv e G eo ff er y T S to ne

    Sergeant E. Thomson

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    OFFENSE LOCATION 812Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" ~75)

    f or of f i c er s t o be abl e t o pos i t i on t hems el ves . SoI was l ooki ng at t hat f or my assessment on how I

    shoul d appr oach, dependi ng on wher e t hey needed myhel p.

    I wal ked over f r om - - f r om t her e, havi ng

    gat her ed t hat i nf or mat i on, wal ked over t o my SWAT

    ser geant , checked i n wi t h hi m real l y qui ck and j ustadvi sed hi m, because I ' m al so t r ai ned as a sni perobs er ver , i f he want ed me t o depl oy i n a hi gh

    gr ound capaci t y i n t hat sni per obser ver posi t i on,or i f he want ed me t o j oi n t he ar r es t t eam. He

    advi sed me t hat - - and he t ol d me t hat ( i naudi bl e)one of our t eammat es t hat was depl oyi ng i n t hat

    c apaci t y, s o f or me t o j us t go ahead and dr es s f ort he ar r e st t eam and t o go j oi n t hem.

    I went r i ght back t o my vehi c l e and s t ar t eddr e ss i ng - - dr es si ng out f or t he ar r e st t eam,

    put t i ng on my equi pment , my SWAT equi pment , whi chent ai l s a var i et y of opt i ons , l es s l et hal opt i ons ,and over al l equi pment t hat ' s needed f or any t ype

    of - - any si t uat i on, t o i ncl ude - - I ' m sor r y, I ' mt r yi ng t o t hi nk of al l t hi s . I s houl d i ncl ude l i kenoi se/ f l ash di ver si onar y devi ces, I have el ect r oni cr est r ai nt devi ce, my Taser , my hel met , wi t h

    r ecor di ng devi ce, l i ght , ni ght vi si on equi pment .

    Becaus e i t was get t i ng dar k , I t hought t her e c oul dbe t he pot ent i al t hat t hi s coul d go pas t i nt o

    t he - - i nt o t he dar k hour s , so I want ed t o bepr epar ed f or t hat . I t ook my ni ght vi s i on

    equi pment wi t h me. And t hen gr abbed my r i f l e and

    j oi ned my t eam l eader , Ramon Or nel as , and we wal kedup t o t he pl ac e wher e I moved up t o obs er ve t hesi t uat i on and t r y and get my bear i ngs. We wal ked

    up i n bet ween t hos e, whi c h i s l i ke on a s i de yar d,and wal ked t owar ds t he back gat e, whi ch opened upt o t he mesa.

    Upon wal ki ng up t o t hat , I ' m t al ki ng wi t hOf f i c er Or nel as . I ' m t r yi ng - - I ' m t r yi ng t o hel phi m and or i ent hi m on wher e our r es our c es ar e,

    .. This form i s fo r a d d i t ro n a l n ar r at i v e i n f o n n a li o n o n l y . A n y a d d i t i o n al p e r s o n s, p r o p e rt y , c h a n g e o f s ta t u s , e tc ., m u s t b e s u b m i t t ed u p o n t h e ap-propr iate ACOPS s u p p l em e n t f o r m t o u p d a t e t h e c o m p u t er f i le .

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199

    REVIEWING OFFICER:10 NO.

    270210 NO. P1,1528

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" ~75)

    wher e t he s ubj ec t i s , bec aus e at t hat t i me, t he

    s ubj ec t was now o ut of vi ew. I poi nt ed t owar ds t he

    r o ck f or mat i on t hat t he s ubj ec t was us i ng as l i ke ahi di ng or a c over pos i t i on f r om t he ot her of f i c er s .

    And he was abl e t o l ook and or i ent hi ms el f on t hat ,

    and I t al ked t o hi m about wher e t he ot her of f i cer s

    wer e t o hel p wi t h cont ai nment , t he ver y spr ead- outc ont ai nment , due t o not t hat muc h t er r ai n f orcover.

    And whi l e I ' m t al ki ng t o hi m, Ser geant Fox

    i s s t andi ng t her e at t he back gat e and t al ki ng t o

    t he ar r est - - t he ar r est t eam t hat was t o t he sout h

    and as ki ng i f t hey needed any f ur t her l es s l et hal

    opt i ons. And he was advi si ng t hem t hat he wasabout t o s end t wo - - t wo oper at or s up, mys el f and

    Of f i cer Or nel as. He' s mot i oni ng t o us t o go aheadand st ar t headi ng up. .

    So we moved up t o hi s s pot t her e at t he bac k

    gat e. We' r e now - - at t hi s gat e, i t ' s about ahundr ed yar ds t o t he bas e of t he hi l l , t hat t he

    s us pec t i s hal f way up t hat hi l l on t hat r o ckf or mat i on. So I s t ar t t o wal k of f t o go j oi n t he

    ar r est t eam, and t he i nf or mat i on was now comi ng

    bac k f r om t he ar r es t t eam t hat t hey woul d l i kef ur t her l es s l et hal - - exc us e me, bas i c al l y a

    beanbag, t hey wer e r equest i ng a beanbag - -DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: - - shot gun be br ought

    up. I ( i naudi bl e) , I s ai d, " I ' l l get i t . " And

    but - - or exc us e me, Of f i c er Or nel as i s l i ke, " I ' mc l os er . I ' m j us t go gr ab i t f r om my t r uc k. "

    So I s t and by f or a br i ef mi nut e, but t hen

    make t he c al l t o Ser geant Fox t o l et hi m know I ' mgoi ng t o go ahead and head up and Ramon can j oi n

    me, I ' m j ust goi ng t o move up. So he' S good wi t h

    i t .

    I s t ar t movi ng acr os s t he t er r ai n andf ocus i ng on t he ar ea. Li ke I s ai d, i t ' s s t ar t i ngt o get dar k now, and I ' m j us t t r yi ng t o pi ck t he

    This form is for addi t ional narrat ive in formation only. Any addi t ional persons, prop erty, change of status. etc. , must be submi tted upon the ap-propr iate ACOPS s u p p l em e n t f o r m t o u p d at e t h e c o m p u t er f i l e.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199 DATE 09/26/20

    DATE 09/26/20P111528

    REVISED Bill'"

    Sergeant E. ThomsonIDNO.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" ~975)

    bes t pat h t o get up t her e, t he s af es t pat h. As I ' mwal ki ng up, I get t o about t he bas e of t he hi l l ,

    and t her e' s a - - ki nd of l i ke a l ar ger boul der t hatI see a St at e pol i c e behi nd and al so an APD f i el dof f i c er t hat appear s t o me, and t hey' r e or i ent edt owar ds t he east , t owar ds up t he hi l l , and l ooki ngat - - f oc usi ng on wher e t he subj ec t - - exc use me,t he s us pect i s at .

    I move up t o t hem becaus e I can t el l t hat _ _

    r i ght now as I ' m movi ng up, I ' m f ocusi ng on t hem,and t hen I ' m al so l ooki ng at what ' s happeni ng ont op of t he r oc k f or mat i on. And t he mal e subj ec ti s - - exc use me, t he mal e suspec t i s st andi ng on

    t her e, and c l ear l y shout i ng and havi ng some t ype of angr y, er r at i c behavi or t owar ds t he of f i c er s t o t hesout h, whi c h I am now under st andi ng i s t he ar r estt eam.

    I move t o t hat boul der and s t op t her e f or abr i ef sec ond, bec ause i t l ooks l i ke t her e' ssomet hi ng t r anspi r i ng, t her e' s some i nt er act i onhappeni ng, t hat somet hi ng i s goi ng t o t ake pl ace.The suspect i s gr abbi ng hi s - - some bags or somebel ongi ngs, shout i ng, but st i l l gr abbi ng t hem, andwal ki ng a l i t t l e bi t down t owar ds t hos e of f i cer s t ot he s out h. So I wai t t her e becaus e I don' t want t o

    i nt r oduc e mysel f i nt o any pot ent i al si t uat i on t hathappens bet ween t hem. So I wai t , t hen t he suspectchanges hi s demeanor , get s r eal l y aggr avat ed,t hr ows down hi s bags, and begi ns ar gui ng, you know,shout i ng at t hem agai n.

    So at t hi s t i me I r eal i z e he' s not goi ng t oc ont i nue down t owar ds t hose - - t owar ds t he ar r estt eam i n t he s out h, and I s t ar t pi cki ng out my pat hon how t o get up t o t hem t o suppl ement t hem. So Il ook t owar ds t he s out h, and, l i ke I s ai d, i t ' s ver yr oc ky t er r ai n and i t ' s goi ng upwar d, wher e I have

    t o go - - I have t o go i n an upwar d f as hi on t owar dst he eas t . I ' m comi ng ar ound t o t he s out h and Is t ar t wal ki ng t hr ough t he cac t us and t he r oc ks and

    . . T hi s f o rm i s f o r a dd i ti o na l n ar r at i ve i n fo r m at i on o n ly . A n y a dd i ti o na l p er s on s , p r op er t y, c h an g e o f s ta tu s , e tc ., m u s t b e s u bm i tt ed u p o n t he a p-p r o p ri a te AC OPS s u p p le m en t rorrn to u p d a te th e c o m p ute r f i l e.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    REVIEWING OFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _1975)

    st uf f , and wal k over , comi ng i n f r om t he sout h,

    headi ng nor t h, not t oo f ar i n t he bend, i f you

    wi l l , and s t ar t c omi ng up pr et t y muc h t o t he wes tand s out h of t he ar r es t t eam.

    I move up - - I ' m get t i ng - - I ' m get t i ng

    pr et t y cl os e t o wher e t hey' r e at , t o wher e t hat

    ar r est t eam i s st aged at , and I st ar t - - I ' m r eal l yf oc us i ng on t he s ubj ec t bec aus e now he' s t r yi ng t o

    handl e hi s bags agai n. He' s s t i l l s t andi ng on t hi sr ock f ace, whi ch ( i naudi bl e) t hi s r ock f or mat i on,but now, i n t he pos i t i on I ' m at now, he i sdef i ni t el y t ower i ng over us and has a t ac t i c al

    advant age over us. Ther e' s not hi ng t hat we can

    t hat I c an r eal l y get behi nd t o pr ovi de me wi t hcover .

    So I ' m - - I move up t o about a pos i t i on t hatwas a l i t t l e bi t wes t of t hem and wai t t her e ,

    because now t her e' s some i nt er act i on happeni ngbet ween hi m t he s us pect , and t he ar r es t t eam - - t hear r es t t eam t her e t o t he s out h, and t hey' r e havi ng

    some t ype of di al ogue. He' s shout i ng some - - t heonl y way I c an des cr i be i t i s l i ke ps yc hot i cs t at ement s , er r at i c s t at ement s , at t hemDET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: - - sayi ng t hat i t woul d

    be - - not t o get t oo speci f i c, but I hear ds omet hi ng l i ke he can mur der - - he c an - - i t ' s

    l egal f or hi m t o mur der t hem, or somet hi ng al ongt hose l i nes.

    So as I ' m s t andi ng t her e, I don' t want t o

    dr aw t oo much at t ent i on t o mysel f because t hey' r ehavi ng t hi s i nt er a ct i on, and I want t o hel p t hem i n

    any way I c an as f ar as s uppl ement i ng a pl an oranyt hi ng t hat t hey need. So I move up and I paus e

    t her e, wai t i ng f or a paus e i n t hei r i nt er a ct i onwi t h t he s ubj ec t s o t hat now I c an move up and

    gat her any i nf or mat i on or see wher e t hey need me soI can hel p.

    I ' m sor r y, may I j ump back?

    This form is for addi t ional narrat ive in formation only. Any addi t ional persons, property, change of status, etc.. must be submi tted upon the ap-propr iate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer f i le .

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199 DATE 09/26/201

    t 10 NO.

    REVIEWING OFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson 2702 DATE 09/26/20110 NO.

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    OFFENSE REPORT*

    _O ~ffi_c _e _r_In_ v_ o_ 1v ~e _d _S _h ...: .o_o t_in ~g ,,----__ CASE NO. 1400236

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 P ie dra V is ta R d. N E (O pe n S pac e A re a)

    J am es B oy d A K A "B A" _975)

    DET. STONE: Absol ut el y?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I j ust t hought of

    somet hi ng.DET. STONE: Sur e.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: When I was - - when I wasen r out e t o t he act ual cal l , I f or got one r emar k t ome t hat i s ver y per t i nent . Thi s s ubj ec t hadobvi ousl y been ar med wi t h t he kni ves and advancedon t he ot her Of f i c er s , but al s o t hat he had t akent hose kni ves, l ef t t hem open, and put t hem i n hi sf r ont poc ket s or i n hi s f r ont wai s t band ar ea _ _ DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: - - opened, appar ent l y i n

    or der t o c onc eal t hem. To me, gat her i ng t hati nf or mat i on, i n or der t o c onc eal t hem and t hen t obe - - have t hem r eady avai l abl e.DET. STONE: Sur e?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: So now - - I apol ogi ze ont hat . J umpi ng back f or war d t o wher e I ' m at i n mypos i t i on, as I was movi ng up i nt o t hat pos i t i on, Inot i c ed hi s behavi or and t hat i nt er ac t i on washappeni ng bet ween hi m and t he ar r est t eam t o t hesout h. And because of t hat behavi or , I i mmedi at el yswi ped on my camer a t o st ar t gat her i ng i nf or mat i on.I cl i cked on my hel met camer a and I was wai t i ng

    t her e.So t hat i nt er act i on was happeni ng and i nor der f or me t o bes t des cr i be t he event s t hatt r ans pi r ed now, t her e was a l ot of movi ng par t s , al ot of compl exi t y t hat was happeni ng. So I ' m goi ngt o t r y t o t ake i t i n l i t t l e s egment s t o bes tdescr i be i t f or you.

    DET. STONE: Sur e. Take your t i me, man?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: So I ' m hol di ng mypos i t i on. The ar r es t t eam i s t o t he s out h; t hey' r ehavi ng t hat di al ogue, t al ki ng wi t h t he sUbj ec t , and

    he' s shout i ng bac k at t hem. They - - t hey have what- - I can cl ear l y i dent i f y t hat t hey have s ever all es s l et hal opt i ons avai l abl e t o t hem. By t he

    . . Th is fo rm is fo r add i t iona l narra t ive in format ion on ly . An y a d d i t i o n al p e r s o n s , p r o p e rt y , c h a n g e o f s t at u s . e t c . . mu s t b e s u b mi t t ed u p o n t h e a p -propr ia te ACOPS s u p p l eme n t f o r m t o u p d a te t h e c o mp u t e r f i fe.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: D et ec ti ve G eo ff er y T S to ne

    0""Sergeant E. Thomson5199

    10 NO.

    2702REVIEWING OFFICER:

    10 NO. P111528

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 1400236

    OFFENSE REPORT* OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James BoydAKA "BA" ~975)

    c l ear mar ki ngs on t he X- 12 - - on t he Tas er s hot gun.That was t he of f i cer t hat was cl oses t t o me. I

    coul d t el l t hat he was - - had t hat . We al s o had aK- 9 pol i c e s er vi c e dog. And t hey wer e t her e wi t ht hat i nt er act i on.

    Now, f r om t hei r po~i t i on - - I was al r eady ata l ower pos i t i on t o t he s ubj ec t . Now, t hey' r e al s oat a l ower pos i t i on, but j us t hi gher t han me, i f t hat makes any sense.DET. STONE: Yes.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Ther e was what appear ed

    t o be l i ke a t i ny deer t r ai l or - - not r eal l y evena wal ki ng pat h, but l i ke a deer t r ai l t hat t hey

    woul d have t o cover and negot i at e t o make cont actwi t h t he SUbj ec t - - exc us e me, t he s us pec t .DET. STONE: I f i t hel ps you out , man, you candr aw i t out . Dr aw l i ke a l i t t l e map?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Sur e. So her e' s t he

    her e' s t he r ock f ace - - or excuse me, t he r ockf or mat i on.

    DET. STONE: Uh- huh.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And t her e' s mul t i pl e

    l i ke boul der s and t hi ngs l i ke r eal l y l ar ge, r oc kyt er r ai n. Down her e t he s us pec t i s about her e.DET. STONE: Woul d you wr i t e l i ke " suspect "

    t her e.DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Sur e.DET. STONE: Yeah. Okay. Cool ?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: So t her e - - t hi s i s

    t hi s i s hi gher t han t he of f i cer s who wer e s t agedr oughl y her e. I r emember t her e bei ng l i ke somet ype of bus h or t r ee.

    DET. STONE: Thi s i s t he ar r est t eam?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Yes, t he ar r est t eam.DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I r emember t her e bei ngsome l ar ger boul der s her e.DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And t hen I am down about

    Th is fo rm is fo r add i t ional narra t ive in format ion on ly . Any a d d it i o n al p e r s o n s , p r o p e rt y , c h an g e o f s t a tu s , e t c ., mu s t b e s u b m i t t ed u p o n t h e ap -propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer file.

    INVESTIGATINGOFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 519910NO.

    2702REVIEWINGOFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson

    IDNO. P111528

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" ~975)

    her e.

    DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And t her e' s a gr adedt ype - - l i ke I s ai d, a v er y r ough- l ooki ng, s ki nnypat h t hat t hey woul d have t o negot i at e t o gett owar ds wher e t he s us pec t i s at _ _ DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: t o ef f ect an ar r est .DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: So I ' m st agi ng her e.

    They have t hei r l ess l et hal opt i ons and t hey' r eor i ent ed t hat way, i nt er ac t i ng wi t h t he suspec t .DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Now, I had j ust - - I hadj ust ar r i ved, l i ke I sai d, and cl i cked on my camer aand wai t i ng f or t hat br eak i n t he - - i n t hei nt er act i on, and keepi ng t hem i n my per i pher alvi s i on. But now t he - - but now t he s us pect i sst ar t i ng t o move and gat her hi s bags agai n and dos ome ot her behavi or , al s o s t i l l t al ki ng t o t het o t hi s ar r es t t eam r i ght her e.Shor t l y af t er t hat , t her e was a - - a pl an

    s t a r t ed bei ng execut ed by t he ar r es t t eam wher e anoi se/ f l ash di ver si onar y devi ce was depl oyed.DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Okay. So t henoi se/ f l ash di ver si onar y devi ce get s depl oyed upher e, r oughl y i n t hi s r ocky ar ea _ _ DET. STONE: Yeah?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: - - near t he suspect .DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Obser vi ng i t , Ii mmedi at el y see no ef f ect , go t o t he suspectshowi ng no ef f ec t f r om i t . Whi l e t hat i soc cur r i ng, I ' m f l i ppi ng on my l i ght - -DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: t o my r i f l e __DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: so t hat I coul d

    This form Is for addi t ional narrat ive in formation only. Any additional persons. property, change of status, e tc., mus t be submi tted upon the ap-propr iate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer f i le .

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    ~Sergeant E. Thomson

    519910 NO.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _975)

    bet t er see what t he suspec t was doi ng. Ther e was al ot of smoke. And due t o wher e t he noi se/ f l ash

    di ver si onar y devi c e l anded, t her e was a l ot of sandand t he smoke t hat was ki nd of comi ng pl umi ng upr i ght near t he s us pec t . That havi ng no ef f ec t , It hen - - I bel i eve t her e' s - - t he Tas er s hot gunr ounds wer e depl oyed.DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Al so showi ng no ef f ecton t he s us pect . I ' m gi vi ng - - l i ke I s ai d, I ' mgi vi ng commands f r om her e f or t he SUbj ect t o getor t he s us pec t t o get down. I s ay t hat r epeat edl y.St i l l keepi ng vi sual on t he suspec t and I ' m real l y

    f ocusi ng on hi m and what he' s doi ng wi t h hi s handsand hi s demeanor .

    I t hen s ee t he pol i ce s er vi ce dog get l et _ _ or get depl oyed. He goes up t o t he s us pect and Is ee no ef f ect f r om t he - - f r om t he K- 9 PSD, exc us eme, pol i c e s er vi ce dog. I t was - - i t was t hen t hatwhi l e I ' m gi vi ng t hese commands, and t he pol i ceser vi ce dog i s movi ng up, I ' m f ocusi ng on t hes us pect ' s hands , l i ke I s ai d, and he begi ns t or each down i nt o hi s - - excus e me - - l et me - - l etme go back.DET. STONE: Sur e?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: The PS - - t he pol i ceser vi c e dog i s movi ng up. I t hen, out of myper i pher al , do see movement f r om t he ar r est t eam.DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And I see of f i cer s

    movi ng - - up - - down - - up t hi s t r ai l , negot i at i ngt hi s t r ai l .DET. STONE: Yeah?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And t hey' r e movi ngf or war d her e t owar ds t hi s - - t owar ds t he s us pec t .

    The suspect at t hi s t i me i s not ar med. Then, as

    t hey' r e s t ar t i ng t o move up t hi s t r ai l , t he s us pectst ar t s r eac hi ng down i nt o hi s wai st band ar ea.DET. STONE: Okay .

    . .This form is for addit ional narrat ive in formation only. Any addi t ional persons, property, change of status, e tc., must be submi tted upon the ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer file.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE REPORT* OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _975)

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Whi ch now I ' m at a

    hei ght ened sense of caut i on wat chi ng what he' s

    doi ng. They' r e get t i ng cl oser . He t hen comes outwi t h t wo kni ves i n each hand, hol di ng t hem ki nd ofl i ke i n an i c e pi ck gr i p.DET. STONE: Yeah?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And r ai ses t hem up i n __

    i n an upwar d f ashi on and st andi ng i n a r eal l yaggr es s i ve l i ke f i ght i ng s t ance. Up on t he r ockf ace - - or exc us e me, on t he r ock f or mat i on r i ghther e. The - - t he ar r es t i ng of f i cer s ar e now wel lwi t hi n cl ose pr oxi mi t y, I mean, ver y cl osepr oxi mi t y t o t he suspec t who i s now st andi ng _ _

    l ooks l i ke he' s t ower i ng over t hem. And I ams t andi ng l i ke - - l i ke I s ai d, t hi s i s l i ke l ayer i ngher e. Whi l e t hat i s happeni ng, I ' m i dent i f yi ngt hat t he s us pect - - t hat what ' s i n hi s hands , t hatwhat he' s hol di ng, t he shi ny nat ur e f r om my l i ght ,t he s hi ny nat ur e i n t he s cene t hat t he i ce pi ckhandl e - - excus e me, t he i ce pi ck gr i p on i t , Ii dent i f y i t as a kni f e i n bot h hands . He' st ower i ng over t hem and I ' m - - was now, because oft he cl os e pr oxi mi t y, I was i n f ear t hat t hatsuspect was goi ng t o come down and st ab t heof f i cer s t hat wer e r i ght - - pr et t y much r i ght

    under neat h hi m.I t was t hen at t hat t i me I ' m keepi ng f oc uson t hat - - on t hat s us pect and I s t ar t br i ngi ng upmy r i f l e. I ' m now t r ansi t i oni ng f r om l ooki ng overmy r i f l e at t he suspec t and br i ngi ng my r i f l es i ght s up i nt o my l i ne of s i ght t o t he s us pect .DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Whi l e t hat ' s - - whi l eI ' m r ai s i ng t hat - - r ai s i ng my s i ght s up i nt o myl i ne of si ght , I ' m now t r ansi t i oni ng my f oc us f r omt he s us pect t o my r ed dot - -

    DET. STONE: Uh- huh?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: - - whi ch i s i nsi deobvi ous l y i ns i de my s i ght , s o t hat I can have

    . . This form Is for addi t ional narrat ive in formation only. Any addi t ional persons, property, change of status, etc., m u s t b e s u b m i t te d u p o n t h e ap-propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer fi le.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting 1400236

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _975)

    ac cur at e and s i ght ed f i r e. Bec aus e i t was at t hat

    t i me I dec i ded t o us e deadl y f or c e on t he s us pec t

    t o s ave t he l i ves of t hos e of f i c er s who wer e i ncl ose pr oxi mi t y t o hi m.

    I t r ans i t i oned, l i ke I s ai d, I t r ans i t i onedt o my r ed dot s i ght and pl aced t hat i n - - what Ihad was a gr ay s weat s hi r t f r om t he s us pec t .

    Pl ac i ng t hat c ent er mas s at t hat avai l abl e t ar getar ea.DET. STONE: Yeah.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And t hen al so l ooki ng

    t hr ough t hat and f oc us i ng on t hat s i ght , wat c hi ngmy per i pher al vi ew of t he of f i c er s t hat ar e i n

    cl os e pr oxi mi t y, f or t hei r s af et y, s o t hat I do nothi t t hem. I ' m keepi ng t hat - - t hei r pos i t i on i nmi nd. I t hen di sengage my saf et y, pl ace my f i ngeron t he t r i gger . I t hen depl oy, I bel i eve, t wo t ot hr ee r ounds . Comi ng out of r e coi l at t he t ar get

    l ocat i on, comi ng out of r ecoi l , keepi ng my r ed dotsi ght on wher e t he sUbj ect was st andi ng wi t h t he

    t wo kni ves over t he of f i c er s , af t er c omi ng out of r e coi l of my f i nal r ound, I s ee t he s us pec t t ur ni ng

    and f al l i ng away f r om me, out of my vi ew, f al l i ngdown, f acedown.

    I t hen br i ng my r i f l e down, out of - - br i ng

    my r i f l e down out of my shoul der and l ook over mys i ght s t o now a ss es s t he s i t uat i on, and whi c h Ic oul d not s ee hi m anymor e. I s ee t he of f i c er s ar e

    t her e. I engage my s af et y on my r i f l e. I t hennegot i at e over t hi s boul der t hat I was r i ght i n

    f r ont of t o t r y and - - act ual l y, i t ' s r i ght her e.

    I c ome up over t hi s boul der and t hen I ' m s t ar t i ngt o negot i at e t hi s t er r ai n, whi ch i s l i ke i n anupper angl e her e, and s t ar t wal ki ng up t o get on

    l i ne wi t h t he ar r es t t eam t hat ' s - - t hat ' s r i ghther e, s o t hey' ve moved up t o her e.

    DET. STONE: Coul d you j ust put l i ke movementf or t hem?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Sur e .

    . . This form is for addi t ional narrat ive in formation only. Any addi t ional persons, property, change of status. etc., must be submi tted upon the a~propr iate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer f i le .

    REVIEWING OFFICER:

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199 DATE 09/26/20~===:::"":::==~~==n=---/'----------";ID;':N::;;O'

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" _1975)

    DET. STONE: And t hen do anot her t hi ng f or

    movement t o your posi t i on, wher e you shot , and t hen

    movement agai n.DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Movement and t hen f r omher e, t hi s i s wher e I s hot .DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And t hen I moved up t hi st er r ai n and c ame up t o her e.DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Do you want me t o l abelt hat as movement al so?

    DET. STONE: Sur e, yeah, because I won' tr emember i n t wo mont hs.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Sounds good.Okay. So I ' m now her e, and I come movi ng up

    t o wher e t hos e - - t he ar r es t t eam i s now up her e,and t hen or i ent on t he s us pec t . Bec aus e af t er I

    af t er I had engaged - - or f i r ed my r ounds , t het hr eat was not t her e - - t he i mmi nent t hr eat was not

    t her e anymor e, but t he t hr e at was s t i l l pos ed by

    t he s us pec t bec aus e I c ame up t o her e and I c oul dcl ear l y see t hat t he suspect was l ayi ng f acedown

    but he was s t i l l cl enc hi ng ahol d of bot h kni ves i nbot h hands.

    Now t hat I ' m i n t hi s pos i t i on, I hear and

    I ' m as ses si ng t he s i t uat i on, I hear t hat t he ot herof f i cer s ar e al s o announc i ng - - on t he ar r es t t eam,

    t hey' r e al s o announc i ng, " The kni ves ar e s t i l l i nhi s hand. " I ' m l ooki ng at i t al s o. I t hen hear ,

    " Beanbag, beanbag, beanbag. " The beanbag r oundsar e depl oyed on t he suspect .DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I see t hem i mpact t he

    l ower ar ea of t he s us pect , and I s ee no - - nor esul t , no movement f r om i t . The pol i ce ser vi ce

    dog was t hen us ed, and s o t he dog i s - - moves up on

    t he s us pect and goes i n on I bel i eve hi s l egs . Isee no movement ot her t han what t he dog i s doi ng t ot he s us pec t .

    This form i s for addi t ional narrat ive in formation only. An y addi t ional persons, property, change of status. etc., m u s t b e s u b m i t t e d u p o n t h e ap -propriate ACOPS supplement form to update the computer file,

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    REVIEWING OFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson 11

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "1975)

    Nonver bal l y, t he - - t he mot i on i s t hat we' r egoi ng t o move up t o s t a r t t aki ng t he s us pec t i nt o

    c us t ody. I move up di r ec t l y f r om her e s t r ai ght _ _ at a s t r ai ght l i ne t o t he s us pect and come i nover - - come i n over t op of hi m, i f you wi l l , f r omhi s l egs , s o hi s head' s f aci ng nor t h. I c ome i nf r om hi s l egs t hat ar e f aci ng s out h, s t a nd over hi mand keep l et hal cover age on hi m because t he kni vesar e s t i l l i n hi s hand.DET. STONE: Got cha?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: One of t he of f i cer s

    comes ar ound and begi ns - - comes ar ound, excuse me,and st ar t s pl ac i ng hi m i n c ust ody.DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Af t er he' s pl aced i nc ust ody, I make sur e t hat t her e' s l et hal c over age,s t a ndi ng by wi t h t he ot her of f i c er s t hat ar edeal i ng wi t h t he suspect .DET. STONE: Uh- huh?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I t hen move f r om t her e,wi t h anot her of f i c er over her e t o t he r ock

    f or mat i on wher e t he suspec t was st andi ng, j ust t of ur t her c l ear t he ar ea and c hec k f or any ot heri ndi vi dual s . Af t er cl ear i ng t hat , I t ur ned of f mycamer a, because I knew I wasn' t goi ng t o have any

    mor e i nt er ac t i on. I knew I ' d be s epar at ed, I knewI was i nvol ved i n a - - excus e me, i n apol i ce- i nvol ved shoot i ng.

    I wal ked down t he hi l l , whi ch my ser geantwas r i ght t her e. I i dent i f i ed - - I t ol d hi m I wasi nvol ved i n an of f i cer - i nvol ved shoot i ng and I knewI had t o get s epar at ed. So t hen I went and gots epar at ed, s t a ged away i n a vehi c l e and s t o od by t obe handl ed admi ni st r at i vel y by Cr i mi nal i st i cs.That - - t her e, I st ood by unt i l I was pr ocessed byCr i mi nal i st i cs .

    DET. STONE: Okay. Cool . J ust goi ng t o gobac k and j ust go over c er t ai n t hi ngs?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Okay .

    . .This form is for addi t ional narrat ive in formation only. Any addi t ional persons, property, change of status, etc., must be submi tted upon the ap-propr iateACOPS s upplement fonn to update the computer f i le .

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    Sergeant E. Thomson

    519910 NO.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*Officer Involved Shooting 1400236

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "1975)

    DET. STONE: I di dn' t hi t on t hi s bef or e, but ,Dom, what ' s your man number ?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: 5036.DET. STONE: 5036?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: 36, yes.

    DET. STONE: And what ' s your cal l si gn?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: 716.

    DET. STONE: Okay. And how l ong have you beenon t he depar t ment ?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: About ei ght year s now.

    DET. STONE: Ei ght year s? And you' r e cur r ent l yassi gned t o whi ch uni t .

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: The SWAT t eam, Tact i calSect i on, Speci al Oper at i ons Di vi si on.

    DET. STONE: Okay. And how l ong have you beenassi gned t her e?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: About f i ve year s.

    DET. STONE: Awesome. Okay. You had ment i onedt hat , you know, you wer e hangi ng out wi t h your

    f ami l y at your hous e when you got t hi s c al l . Di d

    you put your uni f or m on when you wer e at t he houseor di d you do i t when you got t o t he s cene?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I put i t on at t hehouse.

    DET. STONE: Okay. And you had ment i oned t hat

    t he uni f or m i s l i ke a - - l i ke an OD gr een uni f or m?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Yeah. I t ' s a t wo- pi ece

    uni f or m wi t h a bl ous e and t r ous er s . Bot h of t hem

    ar e gr een and t hey' r e - - t he s houl der s ar e mar k edwi t h Al buquer que Pol i ce and SWAT t eam.

    DET. STONE: Okay. Al l r i ght . And when you

    put your t ac t i c al ves t on, i s t hat al s o mar k ed uP?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Yes.

    DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I have a - - I have a

    pl ac ar d i n f r ont t hat s ays " Al buquer que Pol i c e. " I

    al s o have a badge on t he f r ont t her e. And Ibel i eve I al so have a - - no. I don' t know i f I canr emember t hat . But I have - - I have mar ked up o n

    This form Is for addi tional narrative in formation only. Any addi t ional persons, property, change of status, etc., m u s t b e s u b m i t t e d u p o n t h e a p -propr iateACOPS s u p p l em e n t f o n n t o u p d a t e t h e c o m p u t er f i l e.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199

    REVIEWING OFFICER:10NO.

    2702

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE Officer Involved Shooting CASE NO. 140023

    OFFENSE REPORT* OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "975)

    t he ves t i t s el f .

    DET. STONE: Okay. Al l r i ght . So t he ent i r e

    t i me you wer e out on scene, you wer e di spl ayi ng al lt hos e badges t o pr es ent your s el f as a pol i c eof f i cer ?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Yes, I was.

    DET. STONE: Okay. What ki nd of vehi cl e do youdr i ve?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I t ' s a Chevy Subur ban.

    DET. STONE: Okay. I s t hat mar ked or unmar ked?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Unmar ked.

    DET. STONE: Does i t have l i ght s and si r ens?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I t does.

    DET. STONE: And br i ef l y r un t hr ough me agai nwhat equi pment you wer e wear i ng on your per son att hat t i me. Not t he guns, j ust t he ot her equi pment .DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Okay. I havenoi se/ f l ash di ver si onar y devi ces.DET. STONE: Uh- huh.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: El ect r oni c r est r ai ntdevi ce, Taser .

    DET. STONE: Okay.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Addi t i onal ammuni t i on

    f or my r i f l e, f or my pr i mar y weapon syst em, andaddi t i onal - - addi t i onal ammuni t i on f or my

    secondar y weapon syst em, my pi st ol .DET. STONE: Uh- huh.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Al so my gun bel t , wi t h

    handc uf f s , and, of c our s e, my pi s t ol , exc us e me. A

    s et of f l ex c uf f s , or di s pos abl e handc uf f s , i f youwi l l .

    DET. STONE: Got cha.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: My hel met , wi t h ni ghtvi si on equi pment , per sonal r ecor di ng devi ce, mycamer a, and - - I ' m sor r y, I have a - - I have a

    pouch wi t h a - - I ' m a member of t he br eachi ng t eam,

    so I have br eachi ng r ounds.QuickScribeEditing - Transcription - Proofreading

    .. This form Is f o r a d di t io n al n a rr at i ve i n fo r m at io n o n ly . A n y a d d it i on a l p e rs o n s, p r o pe r ty , c h an g e o f s t at u s , e t c ., m u s t b e su b m it t ed u p o n t he ap -propriate ACOPS s u p pl em e nt f o rm t o u p d at e t h e c o m p ut er f i fe .

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone

    REVIEWING OFFICER: Sergeant E. Thomson

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    SUPPLEMENTARY OFFENSE

    OFFENSE REPORT*

    Officer Involved Shooting 14002

    OFFENSE LOCATION 812 Piedra Vista Rd. NE (Open Space Area)

    James Boyd AKA "BA" "1975)

    (505) 238-8726

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    DET. STONE: Br eachi ng r ounds? Got cha.DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I di d not depl oy wi t h mybr eachi ng shot gun because t her e was no st r uct ur e,s o I l ef t t hat behi nd.

    DET. STONE: But you have t he r ounds al waysr eadi l y avai l abl e?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: They' r e al ways on myki t .

    DET. STONE: Got cha.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: And t hen I have an

    accessor y pouch t hat has ( i naudi bl e) st i cks f or

    mar ki ng ( i naudi bl e) , and t hat woul d be - - excuseme, cl ear eyes and gl oves, f or per sonal pr ot ect i veequi pment .

    DET. STONE: Okay. When you say " cl ear eyes, "i s t hat l i ke bal l i st i c gl asses, somet hi ng l i kethat?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Yes. For f r agment at i on,

    s o i f any t ype of debr i s or anyt hi ng - - keeps t hatout of your eyes s o your eyes don' t get hur t .DET. STONE: Got cha. Okay. And what guns wer eout c ar r yi ng at t hat t i me?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: At t hat t i me, I was

    car r yi ng my SWAT- i ssued - - my depar t ment - i ssuedSWAT r i f l e - -

    DET. STONE: Uh- huh.

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: - - whi ch i s an M4, and

    t hen I had my secondar y weapon syst em, whi ch was aGl ock, a Gl ock 21, whi ch t hat ' s per sonal l y bought .DET. STONE: Okay. Thr oughout t hat i nci dent ,di d you ever pul l out your Gl ock 21?DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: I di d not .

    DET. STONE: Okay. So t he M4 i s t he onl yweapon you used?

    DET. DOMI NI QUE PEREZ: Cor r ect .DET. STONE: Okay. And you sai d t hat yourhel met was out f i t t ed wi t h a hel met camer a?

    * This form is for addi t ional n arrative informat ion only . Any addi t ional persons, property , change of s tatus, etc ., must be submit ted upon the ap-propriateACOPS su pplement form to update the computer f i le.

    INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Detective Geoffery T Stone 5199 DATE 09/26/20

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