Black Girls Held At Gunpoint By US Police Receives $1.9 Million Settlement
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The police had mistakenly believed Ms Gilliam was driving a stolen car and had been trained to perform a "high-risk stop".
The city of Aurora has reached a $1.9 million settlement with a Black family from Colorado after police held four juvenile relatives at gunpoint. Brittney Gilliam and her six-year-old daughter, nieces aged 14 and 17, and sister, 12 were wrongfully stopped in 2020 at a parking lot. The police ordered the girls to lie face down on the hot parking lot and handcuffed. The incident was caught on camera and drew outrage at the time. Aurora PD handcuff and held family at gunpoint. pic.twitter.com/GkTWKFZqkI
The police had mistakenly believed Ms Gilliam was driving a stolen car and had been trained to perform a "high-risk stop", BBC reported. They apologised for the incident and offered to cover therapy services for the children.
Ms Gilliam later sued the officers and accused them of "profound and systemic" racism, the media outlet reported.
