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Just before 5pm on Monday July 18th, 2016, and a 26-year old autistic man named Arnaldo Rios Soto walked out of his North Miami domestic. He had a silver toy truck in his hand. Hours later,his life would be changed forever.
A passing motorist mistook Arnaldo’s toy for a gun and called 911. Police and SWAT arrived and the confrontation was captured in a cell phone video. The encounter left Arnaldo's behavioral aide -- a black man named Charles Kinsey -- severely wounded, and it left Arnaldo in need of round-the-clock care.
As a result, or three police officers lost their jobs,including the now-former North Miami chief of police, Gary Eugene. In his words: "We blew it." Thank you to Sara Luterman of NOS Magazine and reporter Eric Garcia for pointing us to Arnaldo's yarn. They've written about his journey as well.
Source: wnyc.org