DC Officials Respond To 9 Handcuffed By Police

Update in 9-year-old handcuffed in DC…

There has been a loud and continuous outcry from the public about a video that went viral this week. The cell phone video shows a 9-year-old boy in DC being chased and then handcuffed by Metropolitan Police. You can hear the child yelling stop. Reports the child wet himself during the situation.

Today DC Attorney General Karl Racine says his office is reviewing the police departments policy. He also said he will compare it with best practices from agencies across the country.

The Metropolitan area police department says that the two officers involved are now under investigation. Officials are working to find out why was the child chased and detained. The child was never charged with a crime. In fact, witnesses say that he leaning against a car and the officer told him to get off the vehicle and he refused.


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