Officers in Homewood, Alabama, shot a man riding a bicycle on a four-lane highway who they said pointed a gun at them. The case is under investigation by the Alabama Attorney General's Office.

The shooting occurred Friday morning on Greensprings Highway, a busy stretch of road outside Birmingham.

According to the Homewood Police Department, officers attempted to stop a man who was riding a bicycle in the center of the road, disrupting traffic. Officers said the man had an outstanding warrant and failed to obey a command to stop.

Shooting

According to the police version, the man loaded a handgun by pulling back the slide and pointed it at the officers. At that moment, the officers fired their service weapons, fatally wounding him.

The man's identity has not been released.

The case is being investigated by the Alabama Attorney General's Office, which has body camera footage from the officers involved.

Recent History

This comes three months after another Homewood officer shot and killed 18-year-old Jabari Peoples at a football stadium in the city.

In that case, the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office ruled that the officer was justified because the teen had tried to grab a gun from a vehicle after a struggle.

The teen's family disputed the official conclusion and filed a lawsuit seeking all the body camera footage recorded that night.