Video shows police stop of Native American teens on tour

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In this Nov. 6, 2017 photo, a sculpture stands outside the front door of the veterinary school at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. The mother of two Native American teenagers who campus police pulled from a Colorado State University campus tour after a parent reported feeling nervous about them said she believes her sons were victims of racial profiling and she feared for their safety after learning about the encounter. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

May 7, 2018

By Mary Hudetz and Kathleen Foody

Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — Police body camera footage and telephone recordings captured an incident in which two Native American teenagers were pulled from a Colorado college tour and questioned after another tour member reported “odd” behavior by “creepy kids.”

The camera footage released Friday by Colorado State University shows two police officers searching the teens’ pockets and questioning whether they were part of the tour.

The officers eventually determined that 19-year-old Thomas Kanewakeron Gray and his 17-year-old brother, Lloyd Skanahwati Gray had done nothing wrong and let them go after about five minutes.

Please read the rest of this story HERE from the Associated Press and watch the video footage below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkugShd-vdY&feature=youtu.be

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