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Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama

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Police shot and killed Stephen Perkins, 39, last week in Decatur, Alabama. Police said that the man, identified as Perkins, later threatened the driver and turned the gun toward one of the officers. Perkins family said that he was not behind on payments and the vehicle should not have been repossessed.

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Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Family members of a Black man fatally shot outside his home by Alabama police are seeking more information about what happened and to see body camera

2 months ago·United States

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Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Family members of a Black man fatally shot outside his home by Alabama police are seeking more information and access to body camera footage of the shooting. Police shot and killed Stephen Perkins, 39, Friday morning outside his home in Decatur, Ala. The Decatur Police Department say they were called to the scene by a tow truck driver who said he was attempting to repossess a vehicle when a homeowner pulled a gun and the man…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Family members of a Black man fatally shot outside his home by Alabama police are seeking more information about what happened and to see body camera […]

2 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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San Diego Union Tribune

Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama

A sizable crowd gather along Wilson Street in front of the Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Decatur, Ala. on Tuesday, Oct. 3 2023 to protest the killing of Stephen Clay Perkins by a Decatur, police officer last week. Alabama governor Kay Ivey was speaking at an event in the hotel. (Jeronimo Nisa/The Decatur Daily via AP) (Jeronimo Nisa / Associated Press) Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama Oct. 3, 2023 F…

2 months ago·San Diego, United States

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My Mother Lode

Fatal shooting by police draws protests and raises questions in north Alabama

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Family members of a Black man fatally shot outside his home by Alabama police are seeking more information about what happened and to see body camera footage of the shooting. Police shot and killed Stephen Perkins, 39, last week in Decatur, Alabama, in what began in a confrontation Friday morning with a tow truck driver trying to repossess a vehicle, police said. Perkins’ family said that he was not behind on payments and th…

2 months ago

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