Sacramento police form riot line after alleged incident with teen
Scene of alleged incident late on July 22, 2018 in which, teen’s family claims, police SUV chasing the teen as he rode his bike ran him over
CBS Sacramento
Last Updated Jul 23, 2018 3:45 AM EDT
Tensions were high in Sacramento after a police SUV allegedly ran over a teen being chased on his bike, reports CBS Sacramento. Police were offering a different account.
The station says police were forming a riot line at the scene.
The teen’s family was hysterical, CBS Sacramento says, telling the station his back was broken when he was run over by the SUV.
Police say officers tried to stop bicyclist for a “vehicle code violation.” The bicyclist was being chased by officers on foot and in a vehicle. That vehicle unit tried to detain and “made contact with the fleeing suspect, who’s hospitalizedd complaining of pain from minor injuries. Police add that the suspect is a 16 year old white male.
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