STATEMENT OF DARRELL WHITMAN

magazine; c) there was an apparent lack of organization and leadership among the
OPD during the time that the physical evidence was left at the scene; d) there was
no accounting for possible contamination of physical evidence by the more than
30 civilians present at the crime scene; and e) OPD officers offered conflicting
accounts of the time that events, such as the transportation of Alan Blueford to the
hospital or Coroner’s office, occurred which create time gaps in and among the
Coroner’s Report and the Crime Scene Report.
3. Untested and in some cases false assumptions appeared in the Reports. For
example, the Crime Scene Report, prepared within days of the incident, offered
the conclusion that “Officer most likely in fear of his safety and the safety of the
families in the area”, did not have any evidentiary support, and the claim that it
was unknown how many shots were fired because of conflicts in the witness
statements is untrue as the Report included a statement that 4 shell casings were
recovered and the shot spotter confirmed that 4 shots had been fired.
For the foregoing reasons, I reiterate that the District Attorney’s Investigative Report into
the death of Alan Blueford lacked professionalism and objectivity; instead, it appears to
be directed at swaying public opinion rather than establishing relevant facts.
Darrell Whitman, Regional Investigator
OSHA Region IX
Prepared this day, October 15, 2012,
Berkeley, California
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