The mother of a 16-year-old who was shot by SWAT police during a no-knock, predawn raid in Alabama , filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police officers involved and the city of Mobile , alleging the teenager was “killed in cold blood.”
Randall Adjessom, 16, was sleeping in his childhood home when SWAT police used a battering ram to break down his front door on November 13, 2023, just after 5:30 a.m. while it was still dark outside. Adjessom’s mother, aunt, grandmother and three sisters — two of whom were also minors — were also in the house. The warrant was executed as part of an investigation into Adjessom’s older brother for suspected marijuana possession and distribution, according to the complaint. The 16-year-old was not a suspect; his older brother was not there and didn’t live at the home.
The Mobile Police Department tapped SWAT officers because the narcotics unit was understaffed, according to the complaint.
Adjessom came out of his bedroom with a gun that he pointed at the officers, but then subsequently retreated with his hands up once he realized he was confronting law enforcement, the complaint said citing sealed body-camera footage.