BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WDNews) – An Alabama officer is under review after a late-night encounter in Birmingham ended with a man dead and the state stepping in to investigate.
According to ALEA, the shooting happened just after 12 a.m. on Nov. 29 in the 800 block of 45th Street North. Birmingham police had responded to a shots-fired call when they came across 26-year-old Jamal Dangelo Williams of Pinson.
Investigators say Williams raised a firearm toward the officer, prompting the officer to fire. Williams was taken to UAB Hospital, where he later died.
No officers were injured during the incident.
ALEA has now completed its independent review and will return its investigative findings to the Birmingham Police Department. The case will then be forwarded to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office for final review.
