officer shooting

An Alabama judge is ruling that a police officer was not acting in self-defense when he shot an armed Black man who was standing in his own front yard. Body camera footage shows the officer shooting 18 bullets less than two seconds after identifying himself as law enforcement.

An Alabama judge heard conflicting testimony on Tuesday about newly released body camera video that captured the moments before a police officer fatally shot an armed Black man outside of his home. The newly released video appears to confirm officer’s testimony that the man pointed a gun at the policeman.

Authorities say a police officer in northern Alabama allegedly shot and killed a 68-year-old man who had dementia and was wielding a kitchen knife. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is launching an investigation into the shooting that happened Sunday evening in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has asked for an independent review of the Mobile Police Department’s use of force. This follows the police shooting and killing of a 16-year-old boy Monday morning. Stimpson has also issued a ban on most predawn search warrants.

LUVERNE, Ala. (AP) — The family of a man who was fatally shot by his off-duty police officer neighbor has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. According to the…

Authorities have identified the person who died in a weekend shooting involving police in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills. The Jefferson County…

A man is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of an Alabama police officer who was fatally wounded during a chase. Kimberly Mayor Bob…

Former Montgomery police officer Aaron Cody Smith will receive a sentencing this month for manslaughter conviction. Circuit judge P.B. McLauchlin set the…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man accused of shooting at Birmingham police as he fled a traffic stop has been charged with attempted murder.Police…