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August 24, 2016

New Jersey: Police Chase 10-Year-Old Boy with Guns Drawn
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In Newark, New Jersey, a story has surfaced about police traumatizing a
10-year-old child by chasing him through the streets with guns drawn.
Fifth-grader Legend Preston was standing outside his home on August 14,
when police say they mistook him for a robbery suspect and began chasing
him down an alley. Preston says he thought the police were running after
him because he'd chased a ball into the street without looking. He says
neighbors then surrounded him to protect him, yelling, "This is a
child." This is 10-year-old Legend Preston.

Legend Preston: "Some police are coming from this way with guns pointing
right at me, and then like I ran into the backyard. I ran because they
thought that I walked the ball in the street on purpose, and they were
just holding the shotguns at me like this, trying to shoot me."



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