‘I’m going to shoot you in your face’, US policeman tells black couple after four-year-old daughter shoplifts doll

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As a mother myself, seeing these children placed in such a terrifying situation is beyond upsetting.” On 29 May, Dravon Ames and his fiancee, Iesha Harper, said they went on a family outing with their two children, London, aged one, and Island, aged four, who, without their knowledge, took a doll from a Family Dollar Store, according to a notice of claim dated Wednesday, filed by former Arizona attorney general Thomas Horne, who is representing Mr Ames and Ms Harper. He told her to put the baby on the ground, which she was unwilling to do because the baby could not walk, and the ground consisted of hot pavement.” Woman records police holding Black man at gunpoint in order to ‘save his life’ The officer tried to rip Ms Harper’s infant from her arms, the claim stated. Police claim a woman in the vehicle said she believed the child stole the doll and that she heard officers tell “the driver to stop with car several times, but he didn’t”. “This incident is not representative of the majority of Phoenix police officers who serve this city,” Ms Williams said.