Overview

• Former Alabama police officer Mac Bailey Marquette, 23, has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Steve Perkins, 39, during a dispute with a tow truck driver.
• Perkins was shot and killed in front of his home on Sept. 29 when officers accompanied a tow truck driver trying to repossess Perkins’ truck.
• Marquette is one of three officers who were fired in connection with the incident, while a fourth officer was suspended.
• The Perkins family's attorney has claimed that officers ambushed Perkins as he came out of his home and that Perkins did not seem aware of their presence.
• The fatal shooting has drawn regular protests in the north Alabama city, with protesters carrying signs reading 'You could have knocked' and 'We need answers.'