A police chief in Alabama has apologized for his department giving "inaccurate 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 Wednesday that the department gave an inaccurate description of officers' commands in “our initial rush to release information” about the Sept. 29 shooting of Steve Perkins. The department inaccurately said officers ordered Perkins to drop his weapon and that he refused to do so. Pinion said what actually happened is the officers identified themselves as “police” and ordered Perkins to “get on the ground.”
