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Utah officer who pulled gun on black child sparks protests

1 Min Read • June 13, 2019 | 7 years Ago

Jerri Hrubes stands next to her son DJ during a news conference Friday, June 7, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Hrubes is calling for an independent investigation after she says a police officer pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son’s head in what she calls a racially motivated incident. Hrubes said that a white Woods Cross police officer pulled his gun on her son, DJ, who is black, while he was playing on the front lawn Thursday, June 6, 2019. She says the officer came back to apologize after she called to complain, but that she wants the officer and the agency held accountable. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

DJ Hrubes looks on during a news conference Friday, June 7, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Jerri Hrubes is calling for an independent investigation after she says a police officer pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son’s head in what she calls a racially motivated incident. Jerri Hrubes said that a white Woods Cross police officer pulled his gun on her son, DJ, who is black, while he was playing on the front lawn Thursday, June 6, 2019. She says the officer came back to apologize after she called to complain, but that she wants the officer and the agency held accountable. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Woods Cross, Utah, Police Chief Chad Soffe, left, and Centerville Police Chief Paul Child speak at a news conference Monday, June 10, 2019, in Woods Cross. Soffe said a Woods Cross police officer who pulled his gun on a 10-year-old child will continue to work amid an independent review of the incident. Jerri Hrubes said the white officer pulled his gun on her son, DJ, who is black, while he was playing on the front lawn Thursday, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Morgan Smith)

WOODS CROSS, Utah — Activists are planning to protest at a police agency in northern Utah after learning an officer who pulled his gun on a 10-year-old child will continue to work.

Black Lives Matter in Utah founder Lex Scott said Thursday they will hold a protest Friday night to demand the officer be fired.

Woods Cross Police Chief Chad Soffe said Monday he is not looking to terminate the unidentified officer.

Jerri Hrubes, who is black, said a white Woods Cross police officer pulled his gun on her son while he was playing outside on June 6.

Soffe said the officer mistook the boy for a potential suspect during a pursuit of armed suspects.

Hrubes said the officer apologized but she still wants the agency held accountable.

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Utah officer who pulled gun on black child sparks protests

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