The mayor of Phoenix apologizes to the family who was arrested after their daughter took a doll

Team ROC, a philanthropic organization affiliated with the Jay-Z Roc Nation, said Sunday that it has provided legal and emotional support to the family, according to spokesman Didier Morais.

Mayor Gallego said the city was accelerating the establishment of body protection cameras in his police department, so every sector would have cameras by August. She also called for a community meeting Tuesday to discuss the incident with the residents.

"I recognize that to get to the bottom of things and implement meaningful change, we will have uncomfortable and painful conversations that need to continue until each of our residents feels safe in our community. . "

What does the lawsuit and the video say

The family said the incident took place on May 29, but police said it happened on May 27. Police said they knew of a video on June 11.

After leaving the store, Ames said that the couple had gone to a building to drop their daughter to a babysitter. Then an officer started banging against their window, shouting and threatening to kill them.

Ames stated that there were no sirens or lights to indicate that they had been stopped before and that the officer who had pointed them a gun had not been there. not immediately identified as an officer.

In the blurry 12-minute video posted on the ministry's Facebook page, an officer is handcuffing Ames, first on the ground, then against a police car. The officer kicks at Ames and can be heard shouting repeatedly: "When I tell you to do something, you do ****** do it."

Another officer appears to be firing a pistol at the passenger side of the couple's vehicle before Harper leaves the vehicle, holding a small child with a second child at his side.

Harper, who was five months pregnant at the time, said she was terrified.

"I really thought he was going to shoot me in front of the kids," she told CNN by phone on Friday. She chose to give her two children "a complete stranger because I did not trust the police to have her," she said.

During the video, we can hear police officers telling him to raise their hands in the air.

What do the police say

In a statement, the Phoenix police said the incident had begun when an officer had been notified of shoplifting by store employees and that he was being directed against people getting into a car. As the officer was heading towards the vehicle, the car quickly pulled back and left the parking lot, police said.

The car stopped on another road, one of the women came out and the car then moved away. This woman was arrested by the officer, who learned that she was under three arrest warrants for misdemeanor, police said. According to the police, the woman was then sentenced under these warrants.

The police followed the vehicle with the family inside the parking lot of an apartment and a policeman ordered his occupants to go out with his hands in the air, hands in his hands. air, according to the police report.

Ames shouted that he had done nothing wrong and started heading towards the center of the vehicle, which prompted the officer to pull out his handgun, according to the report. Ames then began to conform and put his hands above the steering wheel, then was handcuffed, according to the report.

The officer ordered Harper, still inside the vehicle, to raise his arms to heaven, but she declined, according to the report. The officer was concerned that she was hiding something or looking for a weapon, according to the police report.

The report also states that Harper was "strong" and "insulting" and refused police orders.

Once they were both arrested, Harper admitted that his aunt and daughter had entered the store, and when the child came out with a doll, she believed he had stolen because they did not have money, according to the report.

Harper said that when police contacted them, she was scared and did not know what to do, police said. She also stated that she was "very sorry" for her behavior and that it was not appropriate, the report said.

In addition, Ames told the police that he knew that the store had been stolen from the store and that he had thrown out a pair of stolen underwear by the window, according to the report. He too said that he was sorry and that he was "very scared" during the incident, the report says.

He also said that he knew he was driving with a suspended driver's license, police said. He was quoted and his vehicle was impounded.

The doll was found and returned to the store, says the police report.

No shoplifting costs

The police further stated that since the stolen goods had been returned, the store's employees had declared that they did not want to prosecute, and that no one had been charged. No man, woman or two children in the car was injured.

In a video posted Friday on the ministry's Facebook page, Phoenix police chief Jeri Williams said she was "disturbed by the language and actions of our officer."

"I assure you that this incident is not representative of the majority of Phoenix police officers who serve this city," Williams said.

Authorities said the incident was under investigation.

"The Phoenix Police Service takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and, for this reason, the Office of Professional Standards is currently investigating this incident," the department said.

There is no video of the body of the incident, the sergeant from the Phoenix Police Department. Tommy Thompson told CNN.