Attorneys for the family of Jabari Peoples , an Alabama teen fatally shot by police, have dropped their Rule 27 petition against the city of Homewood.

A Rule 27 petition seeks to preserve critical evidence and identify parties as the family considers a potential wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit.

The petition also asked the court to compel Homewood to disclose body-cam footage, incident reports, use-of-force documentation and the names of all officers involved.

The attorneys for People’s family on Thursday viewed bodycam footage sent to Jefferson County Presiding Judge Elisabeth French by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

After seeing the footage, attorneys requested the petition be dismissed and French granted that request.

Attorneys have previously said they were concerned

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