Chicago police said they are investigating an incident caught on camera showing a 10-year-old boy being handcuffed and detained by several officers up against a squad car. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said they received a call about a young black male with a gun in the area, and the 10-year-old fit the description to nearby officers. According to Newsweek reports, Police in Chicago confirmed that an innocent fourth-grade boy, Michael Thomas Jr., was handcuffed by officers outside his grandmother’s home and leaned against the hood of the cop car as police questioned him about possessing a firearm. The boy’s family said they think it was a case of mistaken identity but are saddened and demanding answers about last week’s incident recorded via cellphone. “That’s our kid. They need to apologize,” Thomas Jr.’s mother, Starr Ramsey, was quoted as saying by the reports. “He’s going to be scared for the rest of his life now. I want answers. You can look at him and tell he’s not a teenager. Ten years old, you get handcuffed? You scarred him for life.” A saddened Thomas Jr. can be seen at the brink of tears as he’s handcuffed and held by police and asked if he had escaped from a juvenile detention facility. The call to police reporting the black male with a gun described the individual as between 10 and 12 years old. Police said the boy had initially ran when police tried to confront him. “I was scared and I was crying and that’s when they told me I had escaped from juvenile and I had a gun,” Thomas Jr. told WMAQ-TV. “I said I didn’t escape from juvenile and I don’t have a gun.” Thomas Jr.’s grandmother, Yolanda, told WLS-AM radio that she witnessed the scene and immediately questioned the officers whom she said were looking for a teenager. “You can see that he doesn’t have any weapons on him. I raised up my grandbaby’s shirt. He don’t have anything on him. Take those handcuffs off him. He should have never been put in those handcuffs.” The boy’s uncle, Victor, also said that police were looking for “a 12-year-old black kid on a bike with all blue on [with] a gun.” He noted to WMAQ-TV there were “about five little black boys with all blue on” the block at the time. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: Add 0802 739 7554 To Receive SKYTREND NEWS Alerts On WhatsApp; For Adverts Enquiries, Whatsapp 0802 739 7554, Send Articles & News Stories To editor@skytrendnews.com. READ ALSO! Health Arena With Dr Adesina: Infertility – Causes, Effects And Treatment Options READ ALSO! 14-Year-Old Pregnant Housemaid Dislodges Her Childless Madam, Says I Can’t Share Husband With You READ ALSO! SHOCKING, ALARMING: Nigerian FRSC Official Engages Woman In Serious Physical Combat (VIDEO) READ ALSO! How I Stopped Obasanjo From Becoming Nigerian Version Of Mugabe — Atiku READ ALSO! I’m Happy Leaving My Husband, Nine Children For New Lover — Housewife After 23 Years Of Marriage READ ALSO! 15-year-old Groundnut Seller Took Her Torn Skirt To 58-Year-old Nigerian Tailor For Amendment: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WILL SHOCK YOU! READ ALSO! Israeli Warplanes Strike Hamas Military Targets As Retaliation For Palestinian Rocket Fire READ ALSO! The Smart CEO: Top 5 Websites To Get Cheap Domain Name Registration READ ALSO! First Bank’s Appalling Customer Service And Utter Disregard For Its Customers READ ALSO! Between GoDaddy And Namecheap: Making The Best Choice For Domain Name Registrar READ ALSO! Nigerian Filmmaker, Zuriel Oduwole Makes Forbes List Of 100 Most Influential African Women READ ALSO! Woman Marries Her Son After Getting Pregnant For Him READ ALSO! This Pretty 21-year-old Lady, Tawa Oshunuga Committed Suicide After Her Lover Of 4 Years Dumped Her ]]>