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Washington Post
4 days ago
- Washington Post
Alabama's body-camera law undermines police accountability, lawyers say
Jabari Peoples, an 18-year-old college student, was spending time with his girlfriend outside a sports complex in Homewood, Alabama, relatives say, when a police officer approached his car. Within moments, the Black teen was lying on the ground, dying from the officer's gunshot to his back, according to the family's independent autopsy.
CBS News
20-07-2025
- CBS News
Pittsburgh man facing attempted homicide charge after allegedly beating 10-month-old boy
A man is accused of slamming a 10-month-old baby's head into a bedpost, injuring the child so badly that doctors had to remove part of his skull in an attempt to save his life. Police say the suspect is the boyfriend of the baby's mother. The man, Dominic Pinnick, is expected to be formally charged Sunday night, facing several charges, including criminal attempted homicide and three counts of aggravated assault. At last check, the baby was in critical condition, but Pinnick is accused of beating his girlfriend's 10-month-old so badly that, according to court documents, the baby is not expected to survive. A doctor told investigators that the baby's injuries were not consistent with a fall, but were consistent with abusive head trauma and violence. The baby has one large skull fracture and numerous retinal hemorrhages, which are consistent with violent shaking. The baby also appears to have multiple impact strikes to his chest and a possible arm fracture. On Friday, just after 4 p.m., Pittsburgh police responded to a house on Kedron Street in the city's Homewood neighborhood for a report of an "infant falling from a bed." The baby was rushed to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh "unresponsive, not breathing on his own and experiencing multiple seizures," officials say. A doctor also told investigators the baby had multiple knots and bruising. His head injuries caused a brain bleed and swelling. The baby went into surgery to remove part of his skull because of brain swelling. In a police interview, Pinnick told investigators he was asked by the baby's parent to watch the child. Pinnick said he heard crying and went upstairs to console the child. He said when he went into the bedroom, the baby was on the floor on the side of the bed and wouldn't stop crying. He got frustrated and walked around the bedroom, and hit the child's head approximately three or four times on the wooden canopy bed posts in the bedroom. Pinnick said he "aggressively placed the child on the bed, aggressively rocked the baby, and that he grabbed the child and aggressively rubbed the back of the baby's head." Pinnick said when he put the baby on the bed, he also "struck his head on the headboard." When he saw the baby's limp body, he called 911 for help. KDKA-TV reached out to Pittsburgh police for an update on the baby's condition, but has not heard back.
CBS News
18-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
World War II veteran who died in 1995 Chicago heat wave gets proper burial
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World War II veteran who got a proper sendoff in Homewood on Thursday. Silence filled the air at Homewood Memorial Gardens Thursday was Taps was played, while veterans saluted another veteran, Emilio Aguirre, a World War II U.S. Army veteran and former prisoner of war. "Emilio, I hope I eased your pain," said local historian and U.S. Army veteran Charles Henderson. Henderson dedicated five years to uncovering Aguirre's story. "I feel like, even though I don't know him, I kind of know him, you know?" Henderson said. "He's like an adopted great-grandfather. So it's a long road, but you know, I'm glad this day is here." Henderson watched the 2019 documentary called "Cooked: Survival by Zip Code," about the 1995 heat wave. The documentary briefly featured Aguirre. The documentary noted that Aguirre was awarded a bronze star, and served for almost two years in World War II and was a private. "That really sparked the conversation because Emilio, when he passed away, he was in an unmarked grave," said Kevin Barszcz, director of the Chicago Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs. Aguirre was born in 1914 in Mexico, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943. He served as an undocumented citizen. He fought during World War II and endured more than 400 days as a prisoner of war. "With no documentation, we can only guess what Emilio went through as a prisoner of war," said retired U.S. Army Captain Monika Stoy. Aguirre survived fighting in the war, but died alone in Chicago's historic 1995 deadly heat wave. On Thursday, he was given a proper funeral. The 2019 documentary showed 30 people being buried in Homewood Memorial Gardens. Aguirre was amongst them. "I heard on the radio they were going to do this burial, so I said to my husband, oh, we should stop there," Elaine Egdorf/Homewood Historical Society Egdorf, 89, was there for the burial of the heat victims. "It's quite remarkable," said Egdorf. "I think of everybody, after all these years still care about this story and care about the people." The Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs said it is looking into different ways to honor the 30 individuals at Homewood Memorial Gardens.
Washington Post
15-07-2025
- Washington Post
Lawyer says an Alabama teen who was killed by police was shot in the back
An independent autopsy determined that a teenager who was killed by an Alabama police officer last month was shot in the back, attorneys for his family said Tuesday. Authorities have not released police body camera video of the June 23 encounter or disclosed the name of the officer who shot 18-year-old Jabari Peoples in the parking lot of a soccer field in the affluent Birmingham suburb of Homewood. They also haven't released the findings of the county's official autopsy. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Peoples' family, said at a news conference that a private medical examiner from Georgia who conducted an autopsy on the family's behalf found that the teen had been shot in the back and that there was no exit wound. Without the bullet and body camera footage that captured the shooting, Crump said that the preliminary autopsy was inconclusive. 'This family is grasping at straws trying to get the answers. And it is not fair, it is not right and it is not just,' said Crump, who declined to name the medical examiner. Police said the officer approached Peoples after smelling marijuana and shot the teen after Peoples reached for a gun while they were scuffling. A friend of Peoples who was there contradicted the police account, saying Peoples didn't have a gun. Police said the officer's body camera 'clearly captured' the details surrounding the shooting, but the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency hasn't released the footage, citing the ongoing investigation. A 2023 state law that governs release of police recordings says an agency may choose to not disclose the recording if it would affect an active law enforcement investigation. Homewood Mayor Alex Wyatt urged the state agency to release the footage on Monday, saying he didn't have the authority to do so as mayor. The family's attorneys criticized the mayor, saying he is legally allowed to watch the video and tell the public what he saw, or release official police incident reports detailing the events that led up to the shooting. 'Just show us what happened to our child, please,' the teen's father, William Peoples, said at the news conference.
The Independent
15-07-2025
- The Independent
Lawyer says an Alabama teen who was killed by police was shot in the back
An independent autopsy determined that a teenager who was killed by an Alabama police officer last month was shot in the back, attorneys for his family said Tuesday. Authorities have not released police body camera video of the June 23 encounter or disclosed the name of the officer who shot 18-year-old Jabari Peoples in the parking lot of a soccer field in the affluent Birmingham suburb of Homewood. They also haven't released the findings of the county's official autopsy. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Peoples' family, said at a news conference that a private medical examiner from Georgia who conducted an autopsy on the family's behalf found that the teen had been shot in the back and that there was no exit wound. Without the bullet and body camera footage that captured the shooting, Crump said that the preliminary autopsy was inconclusive. 'This family is grasping at straws trying to get the answers. And it is not fair, it is not right and it is not just,' said Crump, who declined to name the medical examiner. Police said the officer approached Peoples after smelling marijuana and shot the teen after Peoples reached for a gun while they were scuffling. A friend of Peoples who was there contradicted the police account, saying Peoples didn't have a gun. Police said the officer's body camera 'clearly captured' the details surrounding the shooting, but the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency hasn't released the footage, citing the ongoing investigation. A 2023 state law that governs release of police recordings says an agency may choose to not disclose the recording if it would affect an active law enforcement investigation. Homewood Mayor Alex Wyatt urged the state agency to release the footage on Monday, saying he didn't have the authority to do so as mayor. The family's attorneys criticized the mayor, saying he is legally allowed to watch the video and tell the public what he saw, or release official police incident reports detailing the events that led up to the shooting. 'Just show us what happened to our child, please," the teen's father, William Peoples, said at the news conference.
