Decatur police walked back initial accounts of the fatal shooting of Stephen Perkins on Sept. 29, saying Perkins did not “refuse” to drop a weapon as originally reported and instead was ordered to “get on the ground” before he was shot.

Police Chief Todd Pinion released the revised narrative of the police encounter with Perkins on Thursday, correcting the original public statement by police. “I also want to share that in our initial rush to release information to the public on the morning of September 29,” said Pinion, “we provided inaccurate information about the interaction between Mr. Perkins and the officer.”

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Police have said Perkins pulled a gun on a tow truck driver attempting to repossess his vehicle early on the morning of Sept. 29. The driver left but returned with police officers more than an hour later, according to video footage reviewed by AL.com. Police said Perkins came outside with a gun and began to threaten the tow truck driver and turned his gun toward the officer who shot him. The original public statement from police said: “Officers on scene ordered the homeowner to drop his weapon, which he refused to do.”

The new narrative says police instead told Perkins to “get on the ground” before firing. “That means that we also erred in stating Mr. Perkins ‘refused’ to drop his firearm prior to the shooting,” reads the new statement from Pinion.

Here’s the new police statement:

“Our news release and social media post indicated the officer ordered Mr. Stephen Perkins to drop his weapon before shooting. We now know the officer identified themselves as ‘police’ and ordered Mr. Perkins to ‘get on the ground’ prior to the officer firing rather than ordering him to drop the weapon at that time as we initially reported the morning of the shooting. That means that we also erred in stating Mr. Perkins ‘refused’ to drop his firearm prior to the shooting.”

The message from Pinion continues: “I apologize for the inaccurate description of the encounter in our initial statement, and we have already taken steps to improve our public information sharing process.”

Pinion also said two investigations are ongoing into the shooting. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is conducting a criminal investigation into the shooting. And Decatur police are working to determine if any department policies were violated just before, during and after the shooting.

“There is understandably much public conversation about the shooting of Stephen Perkins,” Pinion said in his statement. “Any time a police officer uses deadly force, questions should be asked, and answers provided.”

Pinion also confirmed that nine people were arrested for disorderly conduct over the weekend during protests at city hall. Those were the first arrests made associated with protests that have been ongoing since the shooting, the police chief said.

Organizers told AL.com some were arrested for stepping in the street and at least one was arrested for cursing as hundreds marched downtown. Pinion said the disorderly conduct charges stemmed from blocking traffic and “disorderly conduct language in public.”