Relatives of a black man killed by police in Alabama's largest shopping mall claimed Monday that a state takeover of the investigation is a bid by authorities to protect the officer. "All the family wants is for justice to be served for my son," Pipkins said during a news conference. "By taking the case from Mr. Carr, we feel they are trying to protect this officer who killed by son." The officer who shot Bradford is involved in about 20 cases pending with area prosecutors, officials said. Police initially claimed Bradford was the gunman in that initial confrontation and said an officer shot him.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2018 20:21 UTC