In a shocking incident in Hackney, east London, a 13-year-old boy found himself surrounded by armed police after a water pistol was mistaken for a real firearm. The boy, identified as Child X, was enjoying a water fight with his younger sibling on July 19 when a patrolling officer reported a potential firearms incident.
The Alliance for Police Accountability (APA) strongly condemned the treatment of the young boy, asserting that the water pistol was unmistakably a toy. Two water guns, one blue and white, and the other pink and white, were used in the harmless water battle.
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