Homewood Faces Economic Boycott over Jabari Peoples Case

Attorney Says Independent Autopsy Found Jabari Peoples, Teen Killed By Alabama Officer, Was Shot In Back

Source: X / x It has been nearly a month since 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, and it has been weeks since Peoples’ family demanded the release of police bodycam footage of the fatal stop, which they were been denied. Authorities have still declined to release the footage or disclose the identity of the officer who sh…

Peoples' preliminary autopsy report leaves family with more questions

Jabari Peoples’ family is demanding answers after a preliminary independent autopsy revealed the 18-year-old college freshman was fatally shot in the back during a police encounter in June.  Surrounded by a team of civil rights attorneys and community members, the family spoke out during a press conference Tuesday, urging the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to release body camera footage of the incident. At the heart of the family’s concern is th…

‘Just Show Us What Happened To Our Child’: Family Pleads For Footage Of Fatal Police Shooting

Authorities still haven't disclosed the video three weeks after Jabari Peoples, 18, was shot by a police officer.

Jabari Peoples' autopsy revealed, raises more questions as family demands answers

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Three weeks after Jabari Peoples was fatally shot by a Homewood police officer, his father, William Peoples, remains heartbroken and is demandi

Homewood Mayor Alex Wyatt releases statement on body camera footage in Jabari Peoples case

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WIAT) — Homewood Mayor Alex Wyatt posted a statement Monday regarding the body camera footage of a police officer shooting and killing 18-year-old Jabari Peoples on June 23. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is handling the investigation into the shooting. Wyatt said July 2 the city requested the ALEA to allow Peoples’ family to see what happened that night. As the Mayor of Homewood, I continue to urge the Alabama Law Enforceme…

Homewood faces economic boycott over Jabari Peoples case

One demonstrator said they are prepared to shut down Homewood in the name of justice