Supporters of Steve Perkins react to Decatur police chief's apology
Oct 13, 2023 · "Our news release and social media post indicated the officer ordered Mr. Stephen Perkins to drop his weapon before shooting," Chief Todd Pinion said ... Oct. 13—Supporters of Steve Perkins...
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Mar 27, 2024 · In the early morning hours of Sept. 29, 2023, Decatur man Steve Perkins, 39, was shot and killed when Decatur Police officers accompanied a tow truck driver trying to repossess Perkins' truck. The tow truck driver had reportedly already tried to repossess Perkins' truck before but was chased off at gunpoint.
Stephen Perkins Was Killed by Decatur, Alabama, Police - Capital …
Oct 20, 2023 · The neighbor’s camera captured the officers opening fire without giving Perkins a command to drop any weapon. More than a dozen shots were heard on the video. Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion has since backtracked his initial statements and apologized “for the inaccurate description of the encounter.”
3 Alabama officers fired in connection to fatal shooting of ... - WBMA
Dec 8, 2023 · Steve Perkins, 39, was shot and killed by police on Sept. 29 when officers accompanied a tow truck driver trying to repossess Perkins’ truck. Authorities said in September that Perkins had...
Who was Stephen Perkins? Slain Alabama man's family says …
Nov 13, 2023 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA: Alabama man Stephen ‘Steve’ Perkins was shot dead by a Decatur police officer on September 29 after a tow truck driver who came to repossess his truck told police the man had threatened him.
Alabama police chief says department policies violated in fatal ...
Nov 19, 2023 · Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion wrote in a statement Friday that the department has completed an internal investigation into the Sept. 29 shooting of Steve Perkins. The fatal shooting of the Black man in front of his own home has …
Decatur Police chief releases statement on fatal officer-involved ...
Oct 2, 2023 · Perkins, 39, died after allegedly pointing a handgun equipped with a light at a Decatur Police Department officer, “causing the officer to fire at Perkins,” according to a news release from ...
Updated: Decatur police chief, mayor release statement, internal ...
Nov 20, 2023 · The internal investigation by the Decatur Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards into the death of Stephen Perkins is complete, according to Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion....
Decatur Police Chief apologizes for misinformation in statement …
Oct 12, 2023 · The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) confirmed a Decatur police officer shot Stephen Perkins, 39, after authorities claimed he pointed ‘a handgun which was also equipped with a light’ at...
Chief: Cops in Steve Perkins Shooting Violated Dep. Policy - The …
Nov 22, 2023 · Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion announced the internal investigation into the fatal shooting of Steve Perkins was complete. Upon reviewing the findings, Pinion wrote he found reason to believe...