Video of the incident was released by the Grand Rapids Police Department following a Freedom of Information request by local media. "Would it be proper protocol then?"
The boys were ordered to the ground where they lay face-down.
WOOD-TV reports that Grand Rapids Mayor Rosalynn Bliss' office says in a statement that the review will include how officers respond to "incidents involving youth".
A Grand Rapids street is closed as crews respond to a house fire.
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"We hate that it had to get to that point", Officer Troy Colegrove told MLive. The officers, with guns drawn, stopped the African American boys as they walked home from a basketball game after getting calls about an armed teen and a fight in the area.
Police Chief David Rahinsky said that he hoped the release of the video would help the community understand the situation and why the department was standing by the officers involved. "There was professionalism displayed throughout the entire ordeal".
On April 11, at the Grand Rapids City Commission meeting, Moore said, "We ask for something to be changed".
"No agenda, no appointment, just collaboration", Chief Rahinsky promised.
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