By Eric Fleischauer The Decatur Daily, Ala.(TNS)

The memorial for Steve Perkins was removed from Decatur City Hall early Sunday morning by an unknown person, according to the Decatur Police Department.

Video of the 12:40 a.m. removal was captured on security video, police said, but the person — dressed all in black with a hood on his coat — has not been identified.

“The removal of the memorial was not authorized or done at the direction of anyone from the police department or the Mayor’s office,” police said in a statement.

Perkins was fatally shot by a Decatur police officer on Sept. 29. The memorial has been at the Lee Street entrance to City Hall since soon after Perkins’ death. The mayor fired three police officers and suspended another who were involved in the incident that led to Perkins’ death, and all four have appealed to the city Personnel Board.

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