Outrage Ensues After Colorado Cops Detain Black Family After Mistaking SUV for Stolen Motorcycle

Colorado cops detained a Black family after mistaking their SUV for a stolen motorcycle, and [...]

By Stephen Andrew

Colorado cops detained a Black family after mistaking their SUV for a stolen motorcycle, and outrage has ensued over the incident. According to ABC affiliate The Denver Channel, the Aurora officers ran the SUV license plate, and it came back as a stolen motorcycle. Seemingly not noticing that the two vehicles are quite different, the officers pulled up behind the family in a parking lot, drew their weapons, and forced the mother and her children to get out.

The incident was caught on camera by several witnesses, with one, Jenni Wurtz, speaking to The Denver Channel later. "That makes me very mad, because I am not anti-police. I'm anti what happened yesterday, and that was ridiculous," she said. The Aurora interim-Police Chief has defended the situation by saying, "I totally understand that anger, and don't want to diminish that anger, but I will say it wasn't a profiling incident. It was a hit that came through the system, and they have a picture of the vehicle the officers saw."

Notably, the Aurora Police Department has been under heavy scrutiny over the death of Elijah McClain, a young black man who was stopped by police for suspicious behavior, and later died after being administered a large dose of ketamine. The case of the mistaken vehicle did not turn fatal, thankfully. Still, the sight of a group of police officers keeping a Black mother and her children handcuffed on the ground has reignited a lot of anger, with many people expressing themselves on Twitter. Scroll down to read what they are saying.

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