Cub scout leader claims Farmington Hills Police shooting targets were all Black men

By Ingrid Kelley and David Komer, Fox2 Detroit

An attorney says the parents of a Farmington Hills cub scout troop were stunned when they walked into the shooting range in the basement of the Farmington Hills Police Department and discovered all of the shooting targets that police use for practice are Black men.

The discovery was made during a recent field trip to the Farmington Hills Police Department by a local scout troop.

“They took the little kids, this Cub Scout troop down to the basement where they do the target practice,” said Attorney Dionne Webster-Cox. “And their targets are all Black men. I was just outraged by that.”

Fearing backlash, a family whose child was part of trip contacted Cox to speak on their behalf to express outrage over why the only images used in target practice are those of Black men.

“Farmington Hills Police Department, you need to do better – why is there no diversity?” Cox said. “I don’t see how any Black male walking in Farmington is safe.”

Cox says she is not filing a lawsuit but is working to raise awareness of racial bias in police training.

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