Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
302 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Forum Posts for Jamarcus Dejun Moore:
Be respectful. Abuse of these forums will not be tolerated.

Jamarcus Dejun Moore, a 28-year-old Black man from Hueytown, Alabama, was killed on June 16, 2019, after a roughly 20-minute high-speed chase that crossed multiple jurisdictions. The pursuit ended when Birmingham officer Aric Mitchell intentionally rammed Moore’s vehicle. Moments after exiting his patrol car, Mitchell fired multiple shots through the driver’s side window from several feet away. Moore was struck and pronounced dead at the scene; a passenger, Samantha Hardin, was also shot and suffered a broken leg.

Mitchell initially told internal affairs there had been a physical struggle and that Moore had reached for the officer’s gun. Body camera footage later showed Mitchell firing less than 10 seconds after leaving his vehicle, a detail that appeared to contradict his statement. Moore’s family and Hardin filed a federal civil rights suit against Mitchell and the City of Birmingham. A federal jury found Mitchell used excessive force and awarded $4.5 million, later reduced by a U.S. District Judge to $2.75 million; the city ultimately agreed to a $750,000 settlement.

Are there witnesses or additional footage from June 16, 2019, that haven’t been made public who can clarify what happened during those final seconds?