Overview

• Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr ruled on August 6 that the officer’s use of force was justified and declined to file charges or seek a grand jury review.
• Footage shown privately to the family depicts Jabari Peoples grabbing a handgun during a struggle, prompting the officer to fire one shot that struck him in the lower left back.
• The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency led the investigation and continues to withhold the full body-cam video from the public, citing potential harm to the probe.
• Peoples’s family, represented by attorney Ben Crump, disputes the ruling and is calling for unrestricted access to all video evidence.
• Community activists have held regular protests at Homewood Soccer Park demanding independent review and greater transparency from law enforcement.