Evelyn Alexander
75 years old · Shreveport, Louisiana · February 3, 2026
Who she was
Evelyn Alexander was 75 years old and lived in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was a member of her community on Greenwood Road. Beyond that, the public record is thin — her death received brief local coverage, and no family statement has been made public. She deserves to be known as more than a footnote in a police incident report. What is known is that she was a 75-year-old Black woman who was struck and killed by a police car while walking near her neighborhood, and that the officer responsible was never cited.
What happened
On the evening of February 3, 2026, shortly after 7 p.m., a Shreveport Police Department patrol officer was responding to a call about an armed person in the 3700 block of Greenwood Road. The officer was traveling westbound without emergency lights or sirens activated. Evelyn Alexander entered the roadway and was struck by the patrol vehicle. She was pronounced dead at 7:32 p.m. Two SPD cars had been responding to the initial call. The officer who struck Alexander did not have his dashcam recording — leaving no footage from the vehicle involved. The second responding vehicle did have dashcam footage. Alexander was positively identified by government-issued ID and fingerprint comparison. An autopsy was ordered.
Official ruling
The Shreveport Police Department stated on the night of the incident: "At this time, there are no indications of wrongdoing." The officer voluntarily submitted to standard procedural testing. No citation was issued. The investigation was conducted internally by SPD's Crash Investigation Unit. Louisiana State Police was not involved. The officer was placed on administrative leave described as time to "process the event." No independent review was initiated.
Contested record
No family statement has been made public. The record notes the following documented facts that were never independently scrutinized: the officer was responding without emergency lights or sirens; the officer's dashcam was not recording at the time of the collision; the only footage of the incident comes from the second responding vehicle, not the officer who struck Alexander; no citation was issued; no external agency investigated; and the department closed the matter internally within days, declaring no wrongdoing.
The absence of an independent investigation — given that the officer was driving without lights, without a recording dashcam, and struck and killed a pedestrian — is itself a form of institutional failure this record documents.
Legal process
February 3, 2026 — Evelyn Alexander struck and killed by Shreveport Police patrol vehicle on Greenwood Road. Officer not using emergency lights. Officer's dashcam not recording. Pronounced dead at 7:32 p.m.
February 4–5, 2026 — Caddo Parish Coroner's Office identifies Alexander. Autopsy ordered. SPD states no indication of wrongdoing. No citation issued. Officer placed on administrative leave.
As of May 31, 2026 — No charges filed. No independent investigation. Case closed internally by SPD. No public family statement on record.
Sources
KSLA — Shreveport Police say a woman has died after being hit by one of their patrol units
KTAL/KMSS — Fatal crash involving Shreveport police patrol unit under investigation
Shreveport Times — Coroner identifies woman struck, killed by Shreveport Police officer