BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - s4story -- The family of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples of Aliceville, Alabama, is demanding answers and accountability after he was fatally shot by the Homewood Police Department on Monday, 23 June 2025. In the days since his death, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has refused to allow the family to view body camera footage from the incident—leaving them with unanswered questions, growing grief, and a deep sense of injustice.

Denial compounds the trauma and raises serious concerns about transparency and accountability.

Jabari was a son, a brother, and a bright young man with his whole future ahead of him. His life was taken far too soon, and now his family is being denied the most basic right: the truth.

Jabari was more than a headline. He was a decorated athlete, a college student, and a young man with a deep commitment to service. He dreamed of becoming a law enforcement officer—a career he hoped would allow him to protect and uplift others.

"He was a young man who worked on himself every day physically and mentally. He was a dreamer." said Bron Peoples, Jabari's brother.

ALEA's refusal to release the body cam footage is part of a disturbing pattern in Alabama and across the country—where families are shut out of investigations into the deaths of their loved ones at the hands of police. The community is rallying behind Jabari's family and demanding:

• Immediate release of all body camera and dash cam footage, incident reports, use-of -force documentation and the names of all officers involved
• An independent investigation into Jabari's death
• Full transparency from Homewood Police and ALEA
• Legislative action to ensure families have access to body cam footage in fatal police encounters
• Law enforcement education: search and seizure procedures; reduction of lethal force that prioritize de-escalation and implicit bias training

A Justice for Jabari vigil was held on Monday, 30 June 2025, at Homewood Soccer Park; a simultaneous vigil was held at Aliceville High School and there was a call for action across the globe to light the sky for Jabari-wherever you were. Community leaders, family members, educators, clergy and civil rights advocates spoke out and called for change.

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The family of Jabari Peoples, will hold a Celebration of Life at Aliceville City Park on Thursday, 3 July 2025, 1pm. This will honor his legacy and continue the call for justice-it would have been Jabari's 19^th birthday.

Leroy Maxwell Jr., the family's attorney, said that an investigator's preliminary findings revealed Peoples was shot once in the back.

We invite media outlets, elected officials, faith leaders, and members of the public to stand with Jabari's family and demand the truth. Silence and secrecy have no place in a just society.

Community Voices Demand Justice

Local leaders, educators, faith figures, and neighbors from Aliceville and across Alabama are speaking out:

"In the interest of transparency, accountability, and the public's right to know, I respectfully urge your administration to release all available footage related to this case – including any body-worn camera recordings, surveillance video, and dispatch audio,"
— [Terrance Windham, Mayor of Aliceville]

"As a father and as a member of the Homewood City Council, I cannot stop thinking about what I would need if my own son died in an incident involving law enforcement."
— [Carlos Enrique Alemán]

"No parent should have to fear that their child's life might be taken during what should be a routine interaction with law enforcement.."
— [Bobby Scott, Mayor of Center Point]

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"Let the truth be told. Say his name, Jabari Peoples"
— [R Banks Ensley Barber, Community Activist]

"Today, I'm calling on a 100 Day Economic Boycott against the City of Homewood."
— [Carlos Chaverst, Activist and Director, Chaverst Strategies]

Say His Name: Jabari Peoples. His Life Mattered. His Story Deserves the Truth.

https://www.wbrc.com/2025/06/30/protesters-calling-transparency-jabari-peoples-death/