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March 8, 2019

Boulder, CO: Cop Filmed Drawing Pistol on Black Man Cleaning His Yard
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Police in Boulder, Colorado, have launched an internal affairs probe
after video surfaced showing a white police officer drawing a pistol on
a black man who was picking up trash outside his own home last week. The
video shows the officer approaching the man, who was using a trash
picker and bucket to clean up his yard.

Boulder resident: "You're on my property with a gun in your hand,
threatening to shoot me because I'm picking up trash. I hope that camera
is on."

Roommate: "He's picking up trash, and you have your hand on your gun? Go
home!"

In a police report, the officer claimed the man was uncooperative and
"unwilling to put down a blunt object"-even though the man and his
roommate repeatedly identified the object as a trash picker. The officer
who drew his weapon has been placed on paid administrative leave pending
the investigation.


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