A suburban Chicago (Dolton, IL) family says a Dolton police officer tased their 14-year-old son, who has autism. They say it happened in his own backyard, and that police went after the wrong person.
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The family’s attorney says this was a case of mistaken identity and that police must be held accountable.
“He’s just a lovable kid, you know, and I just couldn’t believe that this would happen to my kid.”
The family said their teen son, Avarius Thompson, was coming home after getting snacks from a grocery store when an officer used a Taser on him in his own backyard. He was later hospitalized.
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