Black Rolebot says, “No Charges” Against Detroit Cop Who Shot a Sprinting Black Teen in the Back. On Video Alonzo Lee-Perkins Never Turned Around as Cop Repeatedly Yells “I'm Bout to Shoot You Bitch"

“PUBLIC SERVICE" from SERVANTS or UNDECLINABLE GOVERNANCE BY PUBLIC MASTERS? From [HERE] Alonzo Lee-Perkins never turns around while a police officer chases him, gun out, yelling “I’m ‘bout to shoot you, b–ch,” repeatedly, Detroit police body camera video shows.

“B--ch, come here b--ch, I’m ‘bout to shoot you, I’m ‘bout to shoot you, I’m ‘bout to shoot you b–-ch, I’m ‘bout to shoot you, b–-ch, “I’m ‘bout to –” (Masss media censors the recording on behalf of its masters)

Then the officer does.

Officer David Gonzalez fires four times, hitting the 18-year-old in the back as he runs through a downtown parking lot before the June 22 Ford Fireworks event, Gonzalez’s body camera footage obtained by the Free Press shows. Lee-Perkins survived. While he was shot multiple times in the back, shoulder, and buttocks by a Detroit Police officer on June 22, 2026, he survived his injuries. 

Police have said Lee-Perkins’ hands made him look armed’ (??) and that Gonzalez fired because he feared for his safety and the safety of others. The footage, which hasn’t been released publicly until now, shows a teen running away, never turning toward the officer, with nothing appearing to be visible in his hands.

It’s the clearest look yet at a shooting that fueled protests in Detroit and prompted demands to make the video public. And it adds to a pattern the Free Press documented in a 2025 investigaton: stops over a suspected gun that turn into foot chases, then gunfire. In this case, the teen running away is now facing charges of carrying a concealed weapon, felony firearm, and resisting police. 

The officer who shot him has not been charged. He’s been back on full-duty since July 20, Detroit police said Monday in response to questions from the Free Press. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy declined to press charges on Oct. 6 after reviewing a Michigan State Police investigation, her office said Monday.

“There was insufficient evidence to overcome the officer’s rights under the laws of self defense, defense of others, and apprehending fleeing felons,” she said in a statement to the Free Press.

However, Lee-Perkins has no criminal record.

Attorney Julie Hurwitz, who intends to represent Lee-Perkins in civil court once his criminal case concludes – and whom the Free Press obtained the video from – said it’s “outrageous that they are doing nothing to hold this officer accountable.”

And for Allison Kriger, Lee Perkins’ defense attorney on his criminal charges: “This is the most egregious police shooting of a civilian in recent memory.”

Kriger said Gonzalez’s actions were “entirely unnecessary, completely avoidable, and show a callous disregard for human life. He should be stripped of his badge and prosecuted.”

In response to a Free Press request for comment, Jasmin Barmore, the police department’s media director, said:

“Our officers are trained to assess the totality of the circumstances in every situation and make split-second decisions based on the facts and circumstances confronting them at that moment. Public safety remains paramount and our officers have a responsibility to protect the lives and safety of others.”

Ron Thomas, the vice president of the Detroit Police Officers Association, declined to comment on behalf of Gonzalez and the union.

“No one will be commenting on it," he said.

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What led to Detroit police shooting before fireworks show

Gonzalez and his partner, Joseph Wafer, weren’t looking for Lee-Perkins that day. They had pulled into Cadillac Square to help another unit with an arrest of someone else. Then the 18-year-old walked away from that group and past their squad car, appearing to be holding something near his waistband, according to Detroit police.

Gonzalez told him to stop. Lee-Perkins ran. Thus, at the time he was shot the police did not have reasonable suspicion or probable cause that he had committed a crime.

A gun was recovered near where Lee-Perkins lay wounded, and he later told investigators he had one in his waistband. But the body camera footage doesn’t appear to show him holding a weapon, and it’s unclear in the video how the gun ended up on the ground.

Kriger, the defense attorney, says he never pulled it out or pointed it at officers. She argued during a July 31 hearing in 36th District Court that the stop was unlawful from the start – a hunch that someone has a weapon isn’t reasonable suspicion, she said.

Wafer, who testified in court about the chase, said under oath that he never saw a gun and said what Lee-Perkins was holding could have been a phone or a wallet.

Gonzalez invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, while prosecutors continued to maintain that Lee-Perkins’ hands suggested he was armed.

The video obtained by the Free Press begins mid-chase – Kriger questioned whether the police have more video. Lee-Perkins appears to have been shot after jumping over construction barrels. In the video, it appears he’s about to get away from Gonzalez when the officer shoots.

When Gonzalez approaches Lee-Perkins on the ground, an officer tells him to pick up the weapon – he does with bare hands – and then another officer reminds him not to pick it up. He drops it.

Then Gonzalez is briefly interviewed by an officer, and other cops come and leave the scene, the video shows.  Detroit Police Commander Matthew Fulgenzi of the downtown precinct gave Gonzalez a thumbs up when he arrived.

Kriger said she finds it surprising that the video she received from Gonzalez’s body camera footage begins mid-chase. 

Did Detroit police violate policy?

The footage and testimony from Gonzalez’s partner raise questions about whether the shooting followed Detroit police’s own rules, both in chasing Lee-Perkins and in firing.

Running on its own isn't enough reason to give chase under department policy. Officers are supposed to weigh the risks first, consider alternatives and promote de-escalation. 

The rules on shooting are stricter. Officers can’t fire to catch someone merely suspected of a crime, and according to their own training, just because they have a gun. 

Deadly force against someone who is fleeing is reserved for a short list of violent felonies, such as murder and armed robbery, and only if the officer believes the person would be a deadly threat. Officers can’t shoot if bystanders are in danger.

Carrying a concealed weapon isn’t on the list. And Gonzalez fired in downtown Detroit as crowds gathered for one of the biggest nights of the year.

Detroit police’s use-of-force policy warns against that instinct, citing research that finds an officer’s urge to keep pushing forward instead of backing off is among the most common factors in excessive force. Often, the policy says, the better move is to disengage, contain the area or call for backup.

“Research indicates that one of the most common factors found in both police excessive or unjustified use of force, and officer injuries and fatalities during force encounters, is an officer’s perceived compulsion to press forward rather than to disengage (e.g., “back off”) and explore other options,” the policy reads.

“The most appropriate response choice to a situation often involves de-escalation, disengagement, area containment, surveillance, waiting out a subject, summoning reinforcements, or calling in specialized commands.”

A 2025 Free Press investigation found that 20% of Detroit police shootings over the past decade began as nonviolent stops, often for suspected gun possession, that turned into foot chases.

Click here to watch a longer version of the police body camera video on the YouTube channel of the Detroit Free Press.

Full statement from Massa via DUMMY Kym Worthy

Here is the full statement from Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy about why she declined to prosecute the officer:

"A warrant request was submitted related to an officer involved shooting that occurred on June 22, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., the same day of the annual Detroit fireworks. Detroit Police Officers approached a group of individuals who were walking around Bates and Farmer St. in Downtown Detroit. The shooting occurred after Mr. Alonzo Lee-Perkins fled an investigatory stop initiated by other officers while he was armed with a gun. On October 6, 2026, after WCPO reviewed the Michigan State Police-led investigation into matter, it was determined there was insufficient evidence to overcome the officer’s rights under the laws of self defense, defense of others, and apprehending fleeing felons."