Alexandria’s Independent Community Policing Review Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, June 29, after the release of a report on the death of 32-year-old Allan Tucker in Alexandria Police Department custody last summer.
The public hearing will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. in City Council Chamber at the Del Pepper Community Center, following the release of the auditor’s report Monday, June 22 on the auditor and board’s website. The public hearing will allow for residents to speak before the review board for three minutes apiece.
“The purpose of the public hearing is to provide the Board with an opportunity to receive the Auditor’s presentation, hear public comments, and engage in public discussion regarding the investigation and findings,” Police Auditor Ameratu Kamara said in a release. “Members of the public may attend and provide public comment in person or virtually,”
Kamara said back-and-forth discussion between the public and board will not be permitted during the public hearing.
On Aug. 15, 2025, the 32-year-old Tucker was arrested for public intoxication after screaming and banging on the doors of neighboring apartments at 2875 N. Beauregard Street, according to APD. During the 10 to 12 minute ride to the Alexandria jail, Tucker repeatedly asked to be taken to the Alexandria hospital. He died in a police cruiser after waiting 35 to 40 minutes in the sally port at the jail. Officers at the scene administered Narcan to Tucker to reverse the effects of a suspected opioid overdose, according to body camera footage.
The review board may take action at the public hearing or schedule a follow-up meeting at a later date to provide its conclusions, according to Kamara.
The Board can also take the following actions during the meeting:
- Concur with all or some of the findings and determinations detailed in the Auditor’s investigation report
- Advise City Council, the City Manager, the Alexandria Police Department (APD), and the Auditor that the Auditor’s findings are not supported by the information reasonably available to APD and recommend further review, consideration, or action
- Advise City Council, the City Manager, APD, and the Auditor that, in the Board’s judgment, the investigation is incomplete and recommend additional investigation
- Recommend referral of the complaint to the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Alexandria
The Body Camera Footage
APD released more than an hour and a half of body-worn camera footage from one of three officers who responded to the Aug. 15 call. The video began with audio from a 911 call from a neighbor.
“This man is trying to break down everybody’s door,” a caller told a 911 dispatcher.
In the footage, the officer who first approached Tucker in the hallway of the apartment building tried to calm him down. Tucker repeatedly said that there was someone in his apartment with a gun, and would not go back into the apartment — even after it was cleared by officers. The only person in the apartment was Tucker’s father, who tried to get his son to get back into the home.
“You ok?” the officer asked Tucker upon seeing him squatting against a wall in the hallway.
“No, I’m not,” Tucker replied. “Somebody’s in my house and I don’t know why.”
Tucker refused to go back into his home and was eventually handcuffed and transported to the Alexandria jail. During the transport, he repeatedly asked the arresting officer to take him to the hospital, according to the video released.
“Take me to Alexandria hospital, please,” Tucker asked the officer. “I need to go to the hospital.”
“We’re going to jail,” the officer responded.
At the jail, the cruiser waited for 35 to 40 minutes in the sally port as the officers awaited the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office to process Tucker.
“During the time officers were awaiting for the intake process, we hear Mr. Tucker’s disorderly behavior continue, escalating at times, and kicking the inside of the cruiser door,” Police Chief Tarrick McGuire said at a news conference. “The officers remain in close physical proximity of the vehicle and conduct periodic visual checks on his person. There are also brief periods where Mr. Tucker is quiet. Approximately 32 minutes after arriving in the sally port, APD officers check in with sheriff deputies a third time at the intercom to inquire about entry and no entry is given. At approximately 40 minutes later, one officer checks on Mr. Tucker, determining he is not responsive.”
Tucker was quiet for about 20 minutes before officers found him to be unresponsive, according to the video released. Tucker was found lying on his back in the back seat of the APD cruiser.
Officers then called for medical support and gave him Narcan, believing his medical condition could be related to an overdose. They then took off his handcuffs, carried him out of the cruiser and were unsuccessful in resuscitating him.
A GoFundMe launched by Tucker’s family for legal costs has so far raised more than $5,300.
