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Black family held at gunpoint by Texas police while on way to basketball game

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Police hold family at gunpoint after entering wrong license plate during stop in Texas

Shocking footage shows the moment police held a family at gunpoint in Texas after officers ran the wrong license plate through a computer.

Frisco Police Department has released bodycam video of the stop on Sunday, July 23, in which officers stop at a family heading to a basketball tournament, telling them they “know there is a gun in there” and calling for backup before telling the distressed civilians they made a mistake.

The license plate was entered as Arizona instead of Arkansas, so officers believed the vehicle was stolen, authorities said.

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