SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A family says a Southaven Police officer pointed a stun gun at their 9-year-old son, apparently mistaking him for a robbery suspect.
The incident allegedly happened Thursday night, and the family says the boy is still traumatized.
“My son was shaking last night,” Shaquita Anderson Wade said. “He was scared, he was ready to move away. He did not want to be here. He did not want to deal with the police and I’ve raised him to respect authority.”
She is still outraged after a celebration of her son Ahmar’s good grades Thursday night turned into a nightmare.
She says Southaven Police swarmed the Civic Center Apartments, reportedly looking for a robbery suspect, when one officer spotted Ahmar.
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“All of the sudden we hear the police car getting faster and louder so my son starts going up the stairs,” she said, “And he jumps out of the car, gets out his stun gun, the taser gun, and immediately runs our direction. I’m thinking that he’s going to someone’s apartment.”