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Footage Released of Iowa Football Player’s Interaction with Police Who Suspected Him of Robbing a Bank

Bodycam footage released Tuesday shows a Black Iowa football player being racial profiled for an armed bank robbery he did not commit as he walked in the park playing “Pokémon GO” last week.

Atlanta Black Star reported that University of Iowa defensive end Faith Ekakitie was stopped and searched as he played the latest gaming app sensation on Wednesday, July 20.

In the 7-minute long cam footage, Iowa City police officers approached the young man with a gun drawn.

They engage Ekakitie, remove his phone and backpack, and ask for ID while in a local park.

“I was actually playing ‘Pokemon Go,’ believe it or not,” Ekakitie says, referring to the gaming app.

“I believe it, actually,” one officer can be heard saying.

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