Emantic Fitzgerald Ej Bradford Jr., 21, was fatally shot by a police officer at the Riverchase Galleria mall in Hoover, Alabama, on Thanksgiving night, November 22, 2018. The shooting followed an altercation between several men that produced an initial round of gunfire injuring an 18-year-old and a 12-year-old. Bradford, who was legally authorized to carry a firearm, was seen with his weapon drawn after the first shots and was reportedly trying to escort shoppers to safety when he was struck.

Two officers around 75 feet away arrived within seconds; one officer, identified as David Alexander, fired and later was cleared of criminal charges after an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigation found he perceived an immediate deadly threat. An independent autopsy reported Bradford was shot three times from behind, in the back of the head, the neck, and the back. The actual suspect in the initial shooting, 20-year-old Erron Martez Dequan Brown, was arrested a week later and charged with attempted murder for the wounds to the two bystanders. Bradford’s family filed a federal lawsuit over his death.

If anyone was at the Riverchase Galleria that night and saw what happened, please share what was observed.