Bradford was holding a legally owned weapon when shot and was not involved in the prior shooting incident, although near the crime scene.
[4][5] The shooting of Bradford was immediately controversial, and was condemned by the Alabama National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as an example of racially biased policing.
[1] He attended Holy Family Cristo Rey High School in Birmingham and earned his diploma through the General Educational Development (GED) program.
[9] On November 22, 2018, at approximately 9:52 PM local time, an altercation involving four people occurred near the Footaction and JCPenney stores on the second level of the mall.
[13] Within five seconds after Wilson was shot, two officers from the Hoover Police Department approached Bradford, who was armed.
Bradford initially runs in the opposite direction (away from JC Penney), creating a gap between himself and the gunshots.
In a press conference, Captain Rector of the Hoover Police Department stated that the initial shooter would need to be determined by the investigation into that shooting.
[12][23] On February 5, 2019, the Office of the Attorney General of Alabama released a report of its review of the evidence regarding the police shooting.
Bradford and thus the Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct preclude presentation of this case to a grand jury.
[33] Additionally, the Alabama chapter of the NAACP issued a press release condemning the "extreme and excessive police force.
[36] A meeting between the family of Bradford and Mayor Brocato, Chief Derzis, and Councilman Derrick Murphy occurred on November 28.
[37] A funeral for Bradford was set for December 1 at the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium with Reverend Jesse Jackson to speak.
[39] At a press conference on December 3, Crump was joined by attorneys Rodney Barganier and Frankie Lee in revealing the results of the independent autopsy.
[1] The Hoover City Council gave the ALEA until noon on December 3 to make a decision regarding the release of information pertaining to Bradford's shooting.
Had the deadline passed without comment, Chief Derzis would have decided for the council if the information would have been released without the ALEA.
Community Forum was held with members from the Nation of Islam and Black Lives Matter, among others, at the Muhammad Mosque in Birmingham.