The investigation into a weekend officer involved shooting incident during a call for service continues, police said during the updated press release sent out Monday.

Opelika 911 dispatchers received a call, with an open line, which appeared to involve a domestic dispute, from a residence in the 100 block of 19th Place, on December 17, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m. During the call, the female caller requested assistance before the line was disconnected. Two officers arrived on scene within minutes.

Upon arrival, officers were able to make contact with the female caller who invited them inside the residence. Once inside there appeared to have been an ongoing domestic dispute between the female caller and her boyfriend, later identified as 51-year-old Alan Perez.

Upon contact, Perez was armed with a large kitchen knife. Mr. Perez ignored verbal commands from officers to drop the knife and continued advancing towards the female and officers. One officer discharged his weapon striking Mr. Perez.

Medical assistance was immediately requested, and officers were able to get the female caller and her adult son out of the residence safely. Additional responding officers rendered emergency aid while waiting for EMS to arrive. Perez was then transported to East Alabama Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Bureau of Investigations (SBI) was called in to investigate. All evidence and videos have been turned over to SBI for their investigation. Once they have completed a full and thorough investigation, the results will be turned over to the Lee County District Attorney’s Office who will present the findings to a Lee County Grand Jury. Any further inquiries about the investigation should be directed to SBI or the Lee County District Attorney’s office.