The release of video footage from the fatal shooting of an Alabama adolescent by Homewood police would damage the investigation, state officials said Tuesday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency told AL.com on Monday that it has received a request from the family of 18-year-old Jabari Peoples for the release of body camera and/or dash cam footage from the June 23 fatal shooting.

According to ALEA spokeswoman Amanda Wasden, the subject of a law enforcement recording can request the disclosure of body camera or dash camera video evidence.  ALEA is the custodial law enforcement agency for the videos. Wasden referred to Alabama Code section 36-21-213, which specifies that "a custodial law enforcement agency may choose not to disclose the recording if the disclosure would affect an ongoing active law enforcement investigation or prosecution." She also said tthe ALEA assessed the request and found that disclosing the requested recording would have an impact on the ongoing investigation.

“Therefore, in accordance with state law and in the interest of protecting the constitutional rights of everyone involved, as well as prioritizing a thorough law enforcement investigation of the recorded subject matter, ALEA respectfully declined to make the requested disclosure,” according to the statement provided to AL.com.

According to reports, Homewood police said a seasoned officer, who has not been publicly identified, approached the vehicle to investigate a recent spike in criminal behavior in and near the city's sporting facilities. The authorities then stated that the officer smelled marijuana and ordered Peoples and his female acquaintance to exit the vehicle. Peoples resisted the officer's attempts to handcuff him and grabbed a revolver from the driver's side door pocket, according to authorities.

 The officer opened fire on Peoples, who was declared dead shortly after at UAB Hospital.

Peoples' family and their attorney, Leroy Maxwell, disagree with this scenario, claiming that Peoples was unarmed and did not resist.

Maxwell stated on Monday that Peoples was shot once in the rear and is requesting that ALEA share any film of the incident.

Maxwell previously stated that a request for any footage of the fatal shot was made to ALEA last week and declined.

 "They deserve to see, with their own eyes, what happened in Jabari's final moments," Maxwell told reporters Monday.  "The public deserves transparency.  Jabari's family needs justice.  And justice starts with the truth."