An incident that could have easily turned into another tragedy involving police and Black people was narrowly avoided. NBC News reports that police in Texas held a Black family at gunpoint all because an officer made a typo when entering the vehicle’s information.
The incident happened in Frisco, Texas on July 23. According to the Frisco Police Department, the incident reportedly started when police saw a black Dodge Charger with Arkansas plates leaving a hotel. Police ran the plates “due to recent burglaries and vehicle thefts in which Chargers are frequently stolen.”
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