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Family seeks body camera footage from fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Alabama
- Jabari Peoples was fatally shot once in the back by Homewood police, according to the attorney for his family.
- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency denied the family's request for immediate body camera footage and provided no time frame for its release.
- Peoples' family is demanding full police reports, body cam footage, and an independent investigation.
- Protests occurred outside the Homewood Police Department, demanding the release of the body camera footage.
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Bodycam Footage Denied To Family Of Jabari Peoples, Who Was Shot And Killed By Alabama Police
Source: X On June 23, 18-year-old Jabari Peoples was shot and killed by a police officer in the parking lot of a soccer field in Homewood, Alabama, an affluent suburb near Birmingham. Now, Peoples’ family and other community members are demanding answers and justice. According to the Associated Press, the Homewood Police Department claimed that the officer who shot Peoples did so because the victim grabbed a gun from a car door during a scuffle …
What really happened to Jabari Peoples?
Jabari Peoples (Peoples Family/WVTM/YouTube)On June 23, 18-year-old Jabari Peoples was fatally shot by the police at a city park in Homewood, Alabama. Peoples was parked with a friend at the Homewood Soccer Park. Around 9:30 p.m., an officer with the Homewood police approached and ordered Peoples and his friend to exit the vehicle.What happened next is hotly disputed.According to a statement released by Peoples' family, his vehicle was "approach…
ALEA denies family's request to release bodycam footage of Jabari People's death
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has denied a request to release footage showing the deadly shooting of a teen by a Homewood police officer in order to preserve the investigation.
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Family seeks body camera footage from fatal police shooting of a Black teen in Alabama
Family members of a Black teenager shot and killed by police in an Alabama suburb say they want answers and are seeking to see the body camera footage of the shooting.
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