Angelo Delano Perry, a 35-year-old male, died on Saturday, September 5, 2015, following a shootout with Virginia Beach police officers in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven. The events leading to his death began when law enforcement received information from a confidential informant that Perry, who was a person of interest in a homicide investigation, was planning to carry out another violent crime.
Believing Perry was on his way to the intended victim's home, undercover officers tracked his location by pinging his cell phone.
Perry was a passenger in a car driven by 28-year-old India Kager. As police followed, the vehicle began to drive erratically, and officers decided to apprehend Perry when the car pulled into the 7-Eleven at the intersection of Lynnhaven Parkway and Salem Road. As four officers approached the vehicle and identified themselves, Perry opened fire. One officer's clothing was struck by a bullet, but he was not injured. The officers returned fire, shooting a total of 30 rounds into the car. The entire exchange of gunfire lasted less than 15 seconds.
Both Angelo Perry and India Kager were struck by the gunfire and died at the scene. Perry was hit multiple times. An autopsy indicated he had been shot 15 to 25 times. Tragically, Kager's and Perry's 4-month-old infant son was in the back of the car during the shootout but was unharmed. Police were not aware of the baby's presence until after the shooting had ended. Two firearms were recovered from the vehicle.
Following the incident, the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's Office conducted an investigation into the use of deadly force by the police officers. The investigation concluded that the officers' actions were legally justified, and no criminal charges were filed against them. The Commonwealth's Attorney stated that Perry's reckless actions of firing at the police caused his own death and that of India Kager, as he had positioned her in the officers' line of fire. Prior to his death, Perry had a criminal history that included convictions for malicious wounding and assault and battery of a police officer, for which he had served time in prison. Police also linked the firearms found in Perry's possession to several other violent crimes in the area, including two homicides.
