Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion revealed Friday he believes the officers involved in the deadly shooting of Steve Perkins violated department policy.
Pinion says the final report and findings were sent to the legal department to move forward to the discipline process.
Some say the statement came too late.
Organizer for the Justice for Steve Perkins movement, Terrance Adkins, said, “We saw how the police department and leadership in Mobile came together to release that information quickly, so they can deal with what comes after that. And we just see in Decatur we're going on week seven. You know, we haven't been given any more direction or leadership from our leaders. The only thing that they try to do is safeguard themselves from what's going on instead of coming out and being transparent about what's going on.â€
Shortly after Pinion sent out his statement, more than 100 protesters started a march that began at City Hall.
Things got out of hand shortly before 8 p.m. when one man took a hammer and smashed the windows of The Little Cigar Lounge. This person took off running and a group of protesters ran after him to try and catch him. They say this person tried to pull a weapon on them, so they backed off.
Protesters with the Justice for Steve Perkins Movement say they don’t know the identity of the man who smashed the window and the movement condemns any violence.
Decatur police were called to this scene, and we believe they are still looking for this person.
