US EditionFamily of Jabari Peoples Enlists Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump to Represent Them in Alabama Police Shooting Case
HOMEWOOD, ALABAMA, JUL 8 – Attorney Ben Crump demands release of critical bodycam footage in the police shooting death of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples amid conflicting accounts of the incident.
- Eighteen-Year-Old Jabari Latrell Peoples, a recent graduate of Aliceville High School, was shot and killed at a soccer park in Homewood on June 23, 2025, during an encounter with local law enforcement.
- The shooting followed claims by police that Peoples resisted arrest and grabbed a gun, while his family and attorney maintain he was unarmed and did not resist.
- The agency responsible for law enforcement in Alabama possesses the bodycam footage but has refused to share it with the family, citing state regulations and concerns over the integrity of the ongoing investigation, which has sparked public demonstrations.
- Prominent attorney Ben Crump became involved in the case, calling for the release of the bodycam footage and emphasizing that Jabari Peoples’ memory should not be ignored, while pushing for greater police accountability and the establishment of independent oversight boards.
- The case highlights broader issues of near-complete police immunity in Alabama and pressures on law enforcement to protect officers internally, raising calls for transparency and accountability reforms.
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Jabari Peoples Was Killed by Police. His Family Wants The Truth.
Jabari Latrell Peoples is described by his parents as a college student who “wanted to do too many things,” and was “dedicated to all his friends and all his family.” But it has been more than two weeks since his parents last heard his voice. The 18-year-old Black teenager was fatally shot by a Homewood, Alabama, police officer, according to authorities. In the weeks since his death, Peoples’ family has held candlelight vigils, launched a fundr…
Jabari Peoples shooting is another (missed) opportunity for police transparency
It doesn’t make sense that Jabari Peoples is dead after a fight with a police officer. It doesn’t make sense, because Jabari Peoples wasn’t the kind of kid who would fight a cop. Nothing in his history would lead you to believe that. Not his accolades as a track and football star. Not his educational background. Not his complete lack of a criminal record. And yet, Jabari Peoples is dead. A Homewood police officer says Peoples resisted arrest,…
Family demands footage in Alabama police killing of Jabari Peoples
HOMEWOOD, Ala. — The family of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples is demanding to see the body camera footage of the fatal police shooting that ended his life in an Alabama suburb last month. Peoples, a recent graduate of Aliceville High School, was killed by a Homewood police officer on June 23 in the parking lot of […] The post Family demands footage in Alabama police killing of Jabari Peoples appeared first on The Black Wall Street Times.
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Family of Jabari Peoples enlists civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them in Alabama police shooting case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- An attorney who has gained attention on the national stage for several high-profile wrongful death cases, including representing the families of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, will assist the family of an 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer in Homewood last month. On Tuesday, Ben Crump joined attorney Leroy Maxwell and the family of Jabari Peoples for a press conference to discuss the case involvin…
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