The Alabama officer who shot and killed a man fleeing a mall shooting won't be charged

The Hoover, Alabama, officer, who has not been identified, was working mall security Thanksgiving night when he killed Emantic Bradford Jr. following a shooting that left two people injured. Hoover police initially identified Bradford, 21, as the suspect, then recanted and said he brandished a weapon -- only to recant that statement as well.

Witnesses have said Bradford, armed with a permitted weapon, was helping mall patrons when the officer shot him in the back, family attorney Ben Crump has said.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall also released surveillance video Tuesday of the November 22 incident after showing the video to Bradford's family.

CNN is attempting to reach family members.

Confusion from the outset

Hoover police initially said Bradford shot Brian Wilson, 18, in the suburban Birmingham mall and that an officer killed Bradford as he fled. Molly Davis, 12, also was shot, police said, adding it wasn't clear by whom.

Police later changed the story, saying witnesses and forensic tests indicated that while Bradford may have been involved in an altercation, he likely did not fire the rounds that injured the victims.

His family has said Bradford was not at the mall with any of the victims or the suspect. He went there with his cousin and two friends, and possessing a permit to carry a weapon, pulled out his gun after the shooting began. He was helping people escape danger when he was killed, the family says.

Erron Brown, 20, was arrested days later in Georgia and charged with attempted murder in Wilson's shooting, police said. Brown's attorney has said video will clear his client of any crime. No charges have been filed in the shooting of the 12-year-old.

The officer who shot Bradford was on paid administrative leave pending the state investigation.

The family has said its independent medical review showed Bradford had been shot three times in the back. The bullets struck him beneath his ear, at the base of his neck and just above his buttocks, Crump told CNN.

CNN's Alanne Orjoux contributed to this report.

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