Burbank PD News Release: Critical Incident Debrief Video

The Burbank Police Department has prepared a critical incident debrief video to provide information related to an officer-involved shooting that occurred on November 22, 2025.

On that date, at about 6:40 p.m., Burbank Police officers conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the 2400 block of Buena Vista Street near the northbound I-5 on-ramp.  During the stop, a passenger fled from the vehicle. 

A coordinated search was initiated using a police canine and a police helicopter. During the search, the canine located the suspect. The suspect fired multiple rounds, striking the canine, before fleeing on foot.

A police helicopter later located the suspect, concealed in dense terrain near the I-5, still armed with a firearm.  The suspect fired at officers, striking a police vehicle. Officers returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect. A loaded, unserialized 9mm handgun was recovered. 

The decedent has been identified as 37-year-old Jose Domingo Ayala Alas of Palmdale. Mr. Alas was a documented 18th Street gang member with a criminal history that included several arrests for weapons-related charges and an arrest in El Centro in 2010 for illegal re-entry into the United States following a prior deportation. 

A critical incident debrief video has been prepared to provide an overview of the event, including body-worn and in-car camera footage, as well as information regarding evidence collected. The video is intended to provide a better understanding of the incident based on the information available to investigators at this time.  

To view the Critical Incident Debrief video, please visit the Burbank Police Department YouTube channel or click the following link: https://youtu.be/0JvTnxVeR9g

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Questions regarding this statement should be directed to Lieutenant Brent Fekety at (818) 238-3231 or [email protected].