If you have no idea what your spokesman said, why did you accuse me of saying something "absolutely false"? My post explicitly referenced what was said on the news.
Fair enough, I didn't see that interview. I will simply say it would be completely out of character, and that since there is no proof supporting either claim, it's hearsay.... until proof one way or the other is provided. I will further suggest that you replace the pronoun "they," which is inclusive of the entire department, with "he," indicating that in that interview, one person made that statement, which ran contrary to the decision of a collective group of officers that were on the original scene.