Hundreds marched in Decatur Wednesday night, protesting and demanding justice for Steve Perkins. It has been almost three weeks since the deadly Decatur police shooting of Perkins, with many questions still unanswered.
Those protesting Wednesday say they're growing tired of waiting for answers. The president of the Morgan County chapter of the NAACP, Rodney Gordon, says it was a major letdown as many people thought the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency would show the Perkins' legal team the Decatur police body camera footage Tuesday.
Gordon said, “Here's the deal, we’ve tried to be peaceful…you know we’ve tried to be I guess civilized...you know what I'm saying, but they keep playing with us. They were supposed to give us the film yesterday and they didn’t do it. They wrote us a bad check.â€
The Perkins family spokesperson says the legal team has filed the paperwork with ALEA requesting to see the body camera footage. But there is no word on when they might be able to see it.
Many protesters say they are frustrated with Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling, even stopping outside of his house to tell him so during Wednesday's protest.
Some at the protests have set up tables helping to get people registered to vote.
Veronda Sales, secretary for the Morgan County Democrats Black Caucus said, “We really want people to get out to vote because we’re pushing for change in the city of Decatur and Morgan County. And in order to get that change, we need people to register to vote. We’re looking for a shift in the city and so in order for that to happen we need our people to get out here and vote.â€
