Philadelphia police revised their initial account of a fatal shooting, saying the person was shot inside a car rather than outside, retracting the claim that he had fled a traffic stop.
Police originally said Monday that officers tried to pull the driver over but he fled. Cpl. Jasmine Reilly also said at that time that he came out of the car with a knife and"lunged" at officers, ignoring commands to drop the weapon.
But in a new account of the shooting in a police statement Tuesday night, police did not say officers tried to stop the vehicle, only that they followed the driver until he stopped. Then, they said, an officer approaching the passenger side of the vehicle warned the other officer, who was approaching the driver's side, that the driver had a weapon.
Outlaw acknowledged that the shifting accounts would make it"a challenge" to re-establish trust with the community, and"will raise additional questions." However, she also said that officials had to protect the integrity of the investigation that also involves the district attorney.
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