A 119-page report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement sheds new light on a trooper-involved shooting on September 10 at a Pinellas Park Cemetery.

The report reveals that 13-year-veteran Florida Highway Patrol trooper Daniel Cole was justified when he opened fire, wounding Clifford Work, the owner of the Royal Palm Cemetery.

Even though the report clears Cole, there appear to be many inconsistencies in the accounts of the sequence of events that unfolded that day.

Cole responded to the cemetery for a stolen motorcycle.  He found that bike in the woods and then went to a nearby shed. He said he heard movement inside and requested backup and within a minute, two Pinellas Park police officers arrived.  Moments later, Cole said he spotted Work.  In the end, Cole shot Work in the leg. The report paints two varying accounts of what happened during the moments between the trooper’s arrival at the cemetery and the shooting.

Cole said he went up to the shed door, that it was locked and that he "banged on it," and that he said, “State Trooper, State Police, police department...come out.”  After getting no response, he said he began to back away and then heard a “loud and aggressive” male voice from inside the shed yell, "hold on."  Moments later, he said he saw the silhouette of a man and a gun aimed at his head and that he fired his weapon as he tried to run backwards.  He said he fired till he could no longer see the silhouette.  He said he thought, “I just knew I was getting a round in me.  It was the worst feeling ever.”  

As for Clifford Work, he says he opened the door an inch or two and asked, “who is it?”  He said he held his gun at a 45 degree angle and didn't have his hand on the trigger as he opened the door.  He also said he couldn't see anything because Trooper Cole's headlights blinded him.   He said he heard something like drop the gun and once he heard that, he said, “I'm the owner.”  That's when he said he was shot.

Work said he said he never heard the words, “police officer.”  He said he thought it was either someone trying to break in or an employee trying to get in.  

The report also reveals that work has law enforcement training and that went through the Saint Louis County Missouri police academy back in the early '90's and that he also worked as a reserve officer.

Clifford Work told us he had no comment.  We did not hear back from his attorney.