Birmingham City Councilwoman Sheila Tyson claims a gun-wielding man accosted her and threatened to harm her because of statements she made critical of city dollars going toward a privately funded Holocaust memorial in the city.

Tyson has not responded to a request for comment made by AL.com on Saturday, but a Birmingham Police Department report was made public today. In that report, the officer said that Tyson filed the report on July 12 at 5:37 p.m.

This is the written statement Tyson provided the officer: "This statement is as a result of an incident that happened to me on Saturday, July 9th, after 2 p.m. I was leaving the Birmingham Zoo when a car pulled up on the side of me on my left. The driver of the car then asked me if my name was Birmingham City Councilor Sheila Tyson and proceeded to say, '(Expletive), I will blow your (expletive) brains out for talking about my Jewish ancestors.'

He then picked up an object from his right and started leaning over to the window. When his hand came up, I noticed the object was a handgun. I didn't really pay attention to the color of the vehicle at that moment, I took off in my car.

As of today, everything after that is still a blur and I still fear for my safety. As I reflect what happened to the officers in Dallas, my safety now is my Number One concern."

The police officer also noted in the report that Tyson provided emails of people threatening her. She also said she received phone calls of people threatening her."

Tyson in June criticized plans by the city to chip in on a privately funded Holocaust memorial downtown after her request to give city money to Shadow Lawn Cemetery, an old African-American cemetery that had fallen into disrepair, was denied.

The Birmingham Holocaust Education Center plans to raise about $500,000 to build the park, alongside a 9/11 memorial near McWane Center in downtown Birmingham. Birmingham's contribution would be to remove existing structures, at a cost of $45,500.

"Dead is dead" Tyson said.

"Isn't it still for dead people," Tyson said. "It is for dead people. Aren't the people they are memorializing deceased?"

"I'm not sure I have the vocabulary or explanatory power to indicate the distinction although it's clear to me from a legal standpoint that there is a distinction," city lawyer Thomas Bentley replied. He went on to say Shadow Lawn is a private entity, while the Holocaust memorial is a public expression of the city's remembrance.

Tyson later criticized AL.com's coverage of the incident, saying her statements during the council meeting were mischaracterized. "My point, however, remains the same: how and why do we choose whom we memorialize, Shadow Lawn Memorial or the Holocaust Memorial? I support both," she wrote on Facebook.

"For the record, I will be clear: I support the use of public funds for the Holocaust memorial. However, I will only vote to allocate these funds when we are provided with clear guidance about the law pertaining to funding memorials."

Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edward released this statement about the allegations: "A police report was completed by one of our officers who documented the incident reported by Councilwoman Sheila Tyson."