Orlando, Florida Police Officers Force 2 Black Cyclists to Crawl While Being Wrongfully Detained

Down in Orlando, Florida, two Black men were made to crawl on their stomachs on the ground by police officers who told them that they fit the description of armed men they were looking for.

According to TMZ, two Black men had been wrongfully accused of robbing a man and were also forced to crawl on the ground.

Cops Detain Black Bicyclists at Gunpoint for Matching Suspect Description https://t.co/Pb6OozJ7EB

— TMZ (@TMZ) April 22, 2021

On Thursday, The Orlando Police Department confirmed that the two Black men accused were detained because they allegedly fit the description of armed robbers on bikes. The men were forced off of their bikes and made to crawl on the ground toward the police officers when they were initially detained.

A representative from the Orlando Police Department stated that the police officers had been investigating an armed robbery in that particular area when a victim, who was on vacation, claimed that two men attacked him and had taken his wallet, digital camera, and Apple Watch. The victim also claimed that the suspects, who he described as 2 Black/darker complexioned males on bicycles, possessed a gun. Officials reportedly stated that the police officers said after the two men were detained for 9 minutes, they were later released after the victim acknowledged that the two men were not the attackers. A Tik Tok clip of the incident was posted:

@riskie_eWhat you think happen♬ original sound – Riskie _E

According to Newsweek, the TikTok video clip that showed the two Black cyclists being pulled over by police officers at gunpoint had reached more than 3.5 million viewers.

One of the men, who goes by the username @riskie_e, had asked the police officers to clarify what is going on, and one of the police officers says to him, “You are being detained as a part of an investigation, you match the description of two suspects.”