OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Opelika Police say they won’t release a state report and dash cam footage of an officer-involved shooting that left an Air Force airman injured.
Chief John McEachern said Tuesday the city’s attorneys told him an Alabama Bureau of Investigation report and video of the March 6 shooting of Michael Davidson are privileged under state law and could have an impact on litigation.
Officer Phillip Hancock shot 20-year-old Michael Davidson on March 6 while responding to a call about an erratic driver on I-85. McEachern has said Hancock shot Davidson after he stepped out of his vehicle based on a perceived threat.
A grand jury reviewed the shooting and determined the officer’s use of deadly force was justified. Davidson has sued the city and the officer who shot him.
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