US EditionDA: Jabari Peoples Reached for Gun Prior to Being Shot by Police Officer in Alabama
HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA, AUG 6 – District Attorney Danny Carr found the shooting justified after bodycam review showed Jabari Peoples grabbed a gun during a struggle with police, and no charges will be filed.
- On August 6, 2025, Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr announced no criminal charges will be filed against the Homewood police officer who shot and killed Jabari Peoples.
- The Homewood police officer approached at about 9:30 p.m., attempting to detain Jabari Peoples after noticing a gun in the car door on June 23, 2025.
- Body camera footage showed Jabari Peoples had a gun in his right hand, and the officer fired one shot hitting him in the left side of his back.
- Community groups staged regular protests criticizing the refusal to show the video, while a hearing is scheduled for Monday on the Peoples family's petition, with civil rights attorney Ben Crump joining the legal challenge.
- Homewood city leaders have urged state leaders to release the video, while the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said it remains committed to a thorough, fact-based review.
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Homewood PD may not release body camera footage of Jabari Peoples to the public
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump, alongside the family of Jabari Peoples, pleaded for full transparency after viewing body camera footage showing the moments Jabari Peoples was shot and killed by a Homewood Police Officer. DA: Jabari Peoples reached for gun prior to being shot by police officer in Alabama "We need to see everything. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth," said Crump. Crump and advoc…
Jabari Peoples: Family Finally Allowed To See Partial Body Camera Footage, Demand Full Release
Jabari Peoples was shot dead by a Homewood, Alabama police officer under some wildly suspicious circumstances and his surviving family is demanding answers. Unfortunately, the Homewood Police Department is less than interested in transparency required of them to earn the public trust. BOSSIP previously reported on this case after the family began publicly making their displeasure with the process known. According to ABC3340, the Peoples have fi…
DA rules Jabari Peoples shooting justified, family demands full video
Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr announced Wednesday that the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples by a Homewood police officer was justified and that no charges will be filed. Carr’s decision comes after reviewing body camera footage and the findings of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which investigated the June 23 incident. Carr met with the Peoples family on Wednesday to share the video and his findings. According to …
Jefferson County DA: No charges in Jabari Peoples shooting
Angel Smith, sister of Jabari Peoples, speaks to reporters on Aug. 6, 2025 after viewing body camera footage of her brother's shooting death by a Homewood police officer in June. Jefferson County DA Danny Carr said Wednesday his office would not be pressing charges, saying the shooting was "deemed justified." (Andrea Tinker/Alabama Reflector)Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr said Wednesday that no charges would be filed against a Hom…
DA: Jabari Peoples reached for gun prior to being shot by police officer in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr ruled a Homewood shooting where a police officer fatally wounded an 18-year-old as justified. Carr stated Wednesday body camera footage and other evidence showed Jabari Peoples had a gun in his right hand when an officer shot him June 23. The body camera footage was shown to the family of Peoples and its attorneys Wednesday afternoon. No criminal charges will be filed again…
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