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A investigation has been began in Washington D.C. after a 9-year-old was placed in handcuffs for leaning against a car. The incident took place on April 22 and was captured on video.

The footage shows the boy being chased by a officer and falling down. Then the officer grabbed the boy and put him in handcuffs. In the video the boy can be seen crying as others surrounded the officer, who is flanked by another officer and ask “what did he do?” and “where’s his parents?”

The boy’s mother, Autumn Drayton, and police said the incident began when the boy was leaning on a car, according to Fox 5. Police told the 9-year-old to get off and he talked back, then the chase ensued.

The boy was screaming almost for the entire duration of the encounter, according to the news outlet.

“I was devastated. I was devastated. I was traumatized for my son having to go through that,” Drayton said, who works in law enforcement. “His use of force was unnecessary. My son was not a threat. He was not committing a crime. He was not harming anyone. It should have never been to that.”

The 9-year-old name has not been identified released but his mother gave Fox 5 permission to talk to him. When asked about the incident he said he was “scared.”

“Because I was in handcuffs,” he said. “I thought I was locked up. It hurted.”

He was not charged and released to his parents. Drayton told the outlet she was never contacted by police about the incident and heard about it from a family member.

While police investigate the incident, others in the community have weighed in. When asked if handcuffing a 9-year-old in such a situation is justified, MPD Patrol Chief Lamar Greene told Fox 5 every case is different.

“It just depends on whether the officer feels that there is a threat or what situation led up to,” Greene said. “We have juveniles that are involved in all sorts of different activities within the city.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser said, “every case is different” referring to the incident. “I would also suggest you not promote pictures of juveniles in this situation,” she added.

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