'I could have killed you': Video of cop policing 11-year-old carrying realistic BB gun goes viral
A video of a police officer from Ohio, responding to a 911 call about two black children with a gun, has gone viral. Social media users are sharing the video because considering the current environment in our country, the incident could have easily resulted in violence, however, it did not. The responding police officer instead policed the children with words and cautioned them to not brandish a realistic looking toy gun in public again.
According to the Columbus Police Department, the video of the incident was recorded on officer Peter Casuccio's body-camera as he was called out to a 'gun run' while he was on patrol on Saturday afternoon.
Reports state that when Casuccio arrived at the scene, he saw two juveniles – an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old — and when he stepped out of the vehicle, the younger boy started to pull out a gun from his waistband, which prompted the officer to draw his service weapon.