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Minneapolis, Minn.(AP)

Mpls. woman accuses police of breaking son's arm

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A woman's lawsuit against Minneapolis Park Police accuses two officers of breaking her son's arm.

Tahisha Williams-Brewer of Minneapolis seeks unspecified damages.

The lawsuit filed this month says the incident in May started when a staff member at Creekview Park told her 12-year-old son, "You're gay." She says the two exchanged words and the staff member told the boy to leave.

The lawsuit says as the boy was leaving, officers Keith Rowland and James Cannon arrived. It says they told the boy to leave, and then one forcefully twisted the boy's arm and pulled it behind his back

The boy allegedly heard his arm snap and suffered four arm fractures.

The Minneapolis Park Police Chief and the department's attorney declined to comment when questioned by WCCO-TV. ---

Information from: WCCO-TV, http://www.wcco.com

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