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 involving Peoples, who was shot by a Homewood police officer on June 22 during what was described as an “altercation” with the officer, the department reports.
“This is a tragedy of unimaginable circumstances,” Crump said during a press conference at Friendship Baptist Church in Homewood, adding that Peoples was “the best we had to offer.”…