Black Man Killed by Police in Alabama Was Shot From Behind, Autopsy Shows

A black man killed by the police in an Alabama mall in November was shot three times from behind, according to a forensic examination commissioned by the man’s family.

The finding, announced in a news conference on Monday, was seen by the man’s family and lawyers as evidence he was running away and posed no threat to the officer who shot him. The forensic examination indicated Mr. Bradford was shot in his back, the back of his head and the back of his neck.

“All of these shots were potentially kill shots,” said Ben Crump, the Bradford family’s lawyer.

Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., 21, was fatally shot in the middle of a panicked crowd at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, Ala., on Nov. 22, as officers responded to reports of gunshots on Thanksgiving night.

Witnesses said Mr. Bradford, who was legally carrying a handgun, was directing shoppers to safety. (New York Times, December 4, 2018)
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