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'We Were Denied Basic Dignity': Family of Teen Killed by Police Officer Makes Demands
HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA, JUN 24 – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples during a suspicious vehicle inquiry, amid family demands for transparency and release of bodycam footage.
- On Monday evening around 9:30 p.m., an 18-year-old named Jabari Latrell Peoples was fatally wounded by a police officer at the Homewood Soccer Park.
- The officer approached a suspicious vehicle where Peoples resisted arrest, physically struggled with the officer, freed himself, and then grabbed a handgun from the open driver's side door pocket.
- The officer discharged one shot in self-defense; Peoples collapsed while still holding the handgun. He was transported to UAB Hospital, where he was declared deceased at 10:06 p.m.
- Peoples' family, who was notified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office on Tuesday morning, denies he was armed or aggressive and demands release of all footage, the officer's identity, and an independent investigation.
- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the case as a homicide, and Mayor Terrence Windham calls for due process and transparency while the community seeks clarity and accountability.
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'Just Show Us What Happened!': Alabama Cop Shoots Black Teen In the Back and Left Him to Bleed Out, Family Say. Now Police Face Accusations of Cover-Up as Footage Remains Sealed
Following the release of independent autopsy results showing that a Black college student was shot in the back by a police officer in Alabama, the family and their attorneys are calling for state authorities to release bodycam footage showing the fatal encounter. Jabari Peoples was fatally shot on June 23 in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood. The day after the shooting, Homewood Police posted some details on Facebook, stating that one of their o…
'We were denied basic dignity': Family of teen killed by police officer makes demands
By Taylor Lang, Riley Conlon Click here for updates on this story HOMEWOOD, Alabama (WVTM) — The family of Jabari Latrell Peoples, 18, say they were never contacted by law enforcement the night their son was shot and killed by a Homewood police officer. They released a statement setting demands on law enforcement and noting contrary items to what’s been released by agencies. Homewood police said they were investigating a suspicious vehicle a…
College student fatally shot by Alabama officer, family says
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