North Carolina police detained an African American man — inside his own home — after officers said they couldn't immediately confirm he lived there, officials said. Kazeem Oyeneyin said he was treated differently because of the color of his skin.
A friend of Oyeneyin's had just left the home and accidentally tripped an alarm that Oyeneyin said he simply disarmed. But officers still showed up to Oyeneyin's home because the alarm company didn't alert police to the false alarm, according to a Raleigh PD statement.
The officers"responded to what they believed was potentially a breaking and entering in progress," police said.When police started screaming at the front door, Oyeneyin grabbed his gun, but put it down under orders from the officers. "While the subject indicated he lived at the residence, the officer had no way to safely confirm the validity of the statement," according to the police statement."Based on all the available faces known to the officer at the time, the resident was detained until additional officers arrived and his identity could be confirmed."
A Raleigh police officer handcuffs resident Kazeem Oyeneyin during an investigation after a burglar alarm at the home was tripped.The department said it's still reviewing how its officers handled the situation.
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