The bar association cited police reports issued hours after the shooting that described the episode as a “traffic stop gone wrong.” And it noted discrepancies between the Police Department’s initial version of events and what was seen on the video.

“The video shows Officer Habersham standing next to Mr. Scott’s body and at times touching and/or examining it,” the association said. “Moments later, Officer Slager drops an object which appears to be a Taser near Mr. Scott’s body. In his report, Officer Habersham does not describe Officer Slager’s actions, but said that he gave aid to Mr. Scott and tried to give directions to the scene.” But the association said there was no evidence on the video that shows that Officer Habersham, or anyone else, administered CPR to Mr. Scott.

In the brief police report he filed after the shooting, Officer Habersham stated that he “attempted to render aid to the victim by applying pressure to the gunshot wounds” and that he directed “the best route for E.M.S. and Fire to take to get to the victim faster.” Other officers wrote in their reports that both first aid and CPR were performed on Mr. Scott before medics arrived.

Passions and tension over the shooting have grown not only among the various groups — police officers, city officials, protesters, civil rights leaders, the victim’s relatives and other African-American residents — but within the groups as well, as city leaders distanced themselves from comments of a white City Council member, Bobby Jameson, that were critical of black protesters.