Alexandria, LA. (12/22/2022) – Alexandria Police Department (APD) is asking for the public’s help identifying any family or friends of 50-year-old Hispanic male Gilmer Jaleon Lopez about a recent traffic-related death.
Last Friday night, December 16, 2022, at approximately 11:32 PM, the Alexandria Police Department was dispatched to the 2500 Block of Lee Street about an unknown male being struck by an Alexandria Fire Department fire truck. EMT and Ambulance personnel arrived momentarily, but the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Alexandria Police Traffic Reconstruction Officers identified the male as Gilmer Jaleon Lopez, formally of 1831 Turner Street, Alexandria, LA. Officers are currently working to identify the next of kin, as this is still an ongoing investigation, but now they are asking the public for their help.
If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact the Alexandria Police Traffic Division at (318) 441-6408 or APD Dispatch at (318) 441-6559.
