WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A suburban New York community group says in a lawsuit it was racially profiled for producing a play about police violence called “A Clean Shoot.”
The African-American group We the People says in court papers its 2015 play about a white officer who shoots a black off-duty officer sparked the scrutiny.
It says investigators had no reason to believe its members were violent or engaged in criminality.
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The group is suing suburban Clarkstown, its suspended police chief and a retired detective who ran a controversial intelligence unit.
The Journal News (https://lohud.us/2jeLyWq ) reports Friday town officials had no comment.
A special prosecutor hired by the town has found the chief oversaw a unit that investigated two black groups and elected officials.
Lawyers for the chief and detective have denied any wrongdoing.
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