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PLAINFIELD — The Plainfield Police Department is facing a federal lawsuit after an officer allegedly rammed his police unit into a teen’s car and fired shots at him.“God covered my son. It could have been very tragic, and it’s been life changing,” Cynthia Bandy said.
The maroon Jeep Cherokee they were in matched the description of an armed robbery call of an employee, according to the federal lawsuit.“I roll my windows down, I pull my hands out and they instantly draw their guns on me and say, ‘Freeze.’ After that, out of nowhere, you felt a boom,” he said. “They smacked the back of my car and then you hear another shot. We rolled forward and the other police car hit us.”Attorney Terrance Kinnard said the boys were unarmed.
It goes on to say that the unintentional and negligent discharge of the firearm jeopardized everyone's safety and was not justified in any fashion due to compliance of the teens.The Use of Force Panel also noted due to the alleged armed robbery call, it would have been disastrous if the other officers responded to the sound of the gunfire.
"As a black man, that's something that can really scare you. Anytime, I'm driving now I've noticed my heart just sinks. I get scared," said the 17-year-old.
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