Jabari Peoples family to see Homewood police body cam footage of shooting, attorney says
The family of Jabari Peoples, the Aliceville 18-year-old shot to death by Homewood police on June 23, will get to view police body camera footage on Wednesday, according to an attorney for the family.
Lawyer Leroy Maxwell said he spoke with Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr to arrange the viewing.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s investigation into the deadly shooting was completed today and turned over body cam footage to the D.A. and Homewood police.
“The Agency would like to thank the public for their patience and understanding during the ongoing investigation,” a ALEA statement read.
“Additionally, ALEA would like to thank Governor Kay Ivey and State Representative Juandalynn Givan for their steadfast support throughout this investigation.”
Givan helped write and support the bill that Ivey in 2023 signed into law that allows the disclosure of body camera footage to the “personal representative” of “an individual whose image or voice is the subject of the recording.”
The law does not require a law enforcement agency to share the footage if it would affect an ongoing investigation.
“I believe we need to give the family video, but I do not agree with any call to action for anyone to bring harm to anyone they think is involved, to the officer they think is the officer in question, to show up at anyone’s for any type of retaliation without seeing the body-worn camera and working through this process,” Givan, who is running for Birmingham mayor, said at a July 7 press conference.
“The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has made this case a top priority, and I am confident they are working to efficiently get this done,” Ivey said on July 16.
“As soon as their investigation is complete, the body camera footage will be turned over to the local district attorney who will be able to show it to the family and whoever else he deems appropriate.”
It is not clear if, or when, the video will be shared with the public.
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