Jefferson County judge sees video of Jabari Peoples shooting, court records say

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Jefferson County judge has been shown body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting of Jabari Peoples after she ordered the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to provide her court an in camera review.

According to court documents filed Wednesday, Judge French had that body camera footage that shows a Homewood police officer shooting the 18-year-old, disclosed to her by the ALEA special agent in charge of the investigation.

In an affidavit, the agent says the video shown to Judge French, described as being slightly longer than four minutes, is the same video that was disclosed to the family by Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr earlier this year.

The agent went on to say it is the only video the agency is aware of that shows Peoples being shot, and described the video as beginning mid-struggle between the teenager and the officer.

According to that affidavit, the flash drive of files delivered to the DA’s office on August 1 did include other body-worn camera and dash camera footage that was given to ALEA by Homewood police, but the agent in the affidavit filed Wednesday says that video does not depict the officer-involved shooting or the events that preceded it, and that most of this footage depicts other Homewood officers responding to the scene of the officer-involved shooting after it had occurred.

ALEA on Wednesday also filed a response to a newly-filed petition from the legal team representing Peoples’ family, asking Judge French to deny the petition; among their reasons why, claiming Peoples’ legal team has failed to prove any additional video that exists and that ALEA is no longer a necessary party since their investigation into the officer involved shooting is complete.

WBRC did reach out to Judge French’s office, who said they do not comment on pending legal matters.

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