A police chief in Alabama apologized Wednesday for his department giving incorrect information about what was said before officers shot and killed a homeowner during a dispute with a tow truck driver. Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion wrote in a statement that the department gave an inaccurate description of officer’s commands during the Sept.
A girl prays for Stephen Perkins during a vigil outside Decatur, Ala. City Hall/Police Department, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Police shot and killed Perkins, 39, the week before in what began in an early morning confrontation with a tow truck driver trying to repossess a vehicle, police said. Perkins’ family said that he was not behind on payments and the vehicle should not have been repossessed. Avani Perkins holds a rose during a vigil for her father, Stephen Perkins, outside Decatur, Ala.
Perkins, 39, was killed by police in front of his home in a confrontation that began with a tow truck driver trying to repossess Perkins’ truck. The driver reported that Perkins flashed a gun, so officers accompanied the driver when he went back to the home where Perkins was shot and killed by officers.The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina, captured the shooting.
There have been daily protests in the north Alabama city following Perkins’ death. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the shooting. Pinion said the department is doing its own internal investigation “into what led up to the shooting, the use of force itself, and officers’ actions afterwards to determine if there were any violations of department policy.”
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