Alien Gear Holsters Apologizes for Unintentionally Criticizing Police
OutdoorHub Reporters 07.27.17
Words can get misconstrued and taken out of context in a hurry, and sometimes you have to own the mistake.
Alien Gear Holsters wrote a post on Facebook that was unintentionally critical of the officer-involved shooting of a man running from police in Atlantic City. The man, Antoquan Watson, was reportedly high on drugs when he exited his vehicle and opened fire on officers during a high-speed vehicle pursuit.
We added the dashcam video of the shooting for you to see.
(Warning: Graphic)
The post, which has been deleted, seemingly questioned the amount of times officers shot Watson during the firefight, and the holster company ended up receiving a lot of grief from hundreds of angry customers.
Following this incident, Alien Gear Holsters released the following statement to sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding: