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Black 13-year-old attacked by police dog, wrongly arrested in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Body camera footage of a Black 13 year old boy being attacked by a police dog and wrongfully arrested. The boy was committing no crime when he was attacked, having fallen asleep in the backyard of a friend's house after helping clean up from recent severe storm damage. The City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and police department are being sued for excessive force, racial discrimination, and negligence.

More information:

https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/mother-of-teen-attacked-by-k-9-sues-cedar-rapids-and-police-for-excessive-force-racial-discriminati/

https://www.kcrg.com/2020/11/30/cedar-rapids-mother-sues-city-seeking-records-alleges-police-dog-attacked-her-13-year-old-son/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/30/iowa-mother-says-son-was-wrongly-attacked-by-polic/

https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/iowa-mother-says-her-teen-was-wrongly-attacked-by-police-dog-in-lawsuit/

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