The Phoenix Police Department have released the surveillance video of the moment a father appeared to shoplift before he and his family, including his four-year-old daughter, were held at gunpoint by officers.
Dravon Ames, 22, and Iesha Harper, 24, were held at gunpoint on May 27. They were followed home by Phoenix police who believed they had shoplifted from a Family Dollar store.
Their four-year-old daughter had taken a $1 doll without her parent's knowledge. Police recently released the surveillance video that shows the girl with the doll in her hands while she shows it to a woman.
The woman is seen signaling for the girl to put the doll down before she walks out of the store.
After the woman walked out, the girl is seen waiting for two other adults before she follows after them with the doll in her hands.
Another clip of the video shows the girl's father, who has been identified as Ames, stealing a package of underwear, according to police. Ames is seen grabbing the package and appearing to open it while squatting in the store.
The Phoenix Police Department have released the footage of the moment a father appeared to shoplift before he and his family, including his four-year-old daughter, were held at gunpoint by cops. The four-year-old (center) is seen holding a doll in Family Dollar
The girl is later seen walking out of the store still holding the doll that hadn't been purchased
Another clip of the video shows the girl's father, who has been identified as Dravon Ames (pictured), 22, stealing a package of underwear, according to police. Ames is seen grabbing the package and appearing to open it while squatting in the store
Ames and Harper, who is six-months pregnant, were filmed being threatened by the cops outside their apartment on May 27.
A by-stander filmed the incident and the footage went viral this week, prompting outcry around the country and a public apology from the Phoenix police chief.
The department has released a 16 page incident report which accuses Ames of stealing underwear and another woman, who they say was with the family, of stealing something else.
Police claimed they followed them home, thinking they were armed, and threatened them as a result.
The family rejects their version of events and says the only thing taken was a $1 Barbie which their four-year-old daughter stole without them knowing about it.
Neither adult has been charged or arrested and now, they are suing the city for $10million in damages. Their legal bills are being paid by rapper Jay Z.
On Monday, Ames choked back tears as he argued with reporters who asked him repeatedly if he'd stolen the underwear.
Dravon Ames, 22, fought tears on Monday as he told how he thought he and his family would 'all be executed' by Phoenix cops on May 27 while they held them at gunpoint over a $1 Barbie their daughter stole
Iesha Harper, who was holding her one-year-old and was with her four-year-old , said she thought the cop was going to shoot her in the face in front of them. She is six months pregnant
'They put a gun in my daughter's face, and you're asking me about drawers?' he said.
He added that he thought they were all going to be 'executed' when the cops appeared, yelling at them to 'put their f****** hands up'.
'My family has been through enough. You see in the video the fear. The sounds of my daughters crying, and you're asking me about some drawers?
'The police put a gun in my daughter's face and you're asking me about some drawers. That's insensitive, that's insulting,' he said.
'I thought we were all going to be executed. By the grace of God, someone was there to video this,' he said.
Earlier, he rejected police chief's Jeri Williams' apology, saying it had done 'nothing' for the family.
'It feels like a half apology. The officers are still working. It's a slap in the face. It's like putting lemon juice on an open wound.
'Everyone knows they are not fit to be policing,' he said.
Chilling footage from May 27 shows cops surrounding Ames and his family with guns drawn., It was in their apartment complex parking lot, which police had followed them back to, after being called to a
