Minn. Man Is Recorded Pulling Gun on Unarmed Black Man, Thinking He Was Drug Dealer

A white homeowner was caught on tape, apparently pulling a gun on a black man who was approaching him outside his house, the Daily Mail reports. Suggested Reading Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncรฉ Concert, But One Dies On the Way. Guess What The Other Two Did Next? Our Fave Moments From A$AP Rocky’s…

A white homeowner was caught on tape, apparently pulling a gun on a black man who was approaching him outside his house, the Daily Mail reports.

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Demetrius Taylor, a native of St. Paul, Minn., said he was just sitting in his car, talking with a friend, when they saw the white homeowner taking photos.ย Taylor approached the man to confront him, filming as he went, when the man pulled a gun on him.

โ€œYou just pulled a gun on me!โ€ Taylor can be heard saying in the video.ย โ€œFor no reason at all โ€ฆ that's crazy, thatโ€™s crazy.โ€

โ€œWe have a lot of drug dealing going on,โ€ the homeowner says by way of explanation.

โ€œYou racially profiled me!โ€ Taylor continues. The homeowner insists that he was not racially profiling anyone and calls Taylor a โ€œracist.โ€

โ€œYou saw two black guys having a conversation in the car and you started taking pictures,โ€ Taylor insists. โ€œWhen you see me walking down this street, because I'm black, you got nervous and you pulled out your gun.โ€

Both men called the authorities, who defused the situation. No report was filed at the time, but Taylor later changed his mind and said he will be making a report, the Daily Mail notes.

โ€œIn my personal opinion, had I been Caucasian, had I been Mexican or Asian, he wouldn't be taking pictures,โ€ said Taylor. He also says that he spoke with some of the manโ€™s neighbors, who said that he had displayed similar behavior before.

Read more at the Daily Mail.

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