Video Edmonton teen's complaint of excessive force, racial profiling under investigation

Edmonton police and city officials are investigating after a 15-year-old boy filed complaints against two transit officers for alleged excessive force and racial profiling.

The African-Canadian teen, who CBC is not identifying due to safety and employment concerns, told CBC News he was pushed down, handcuffed and injured in an incident on Jan. 19 at the Belvedere LRT station.

In his written complaint to the city, the youth said he was falsely accused of loitering while waiting for Bus #154 to go home from school on a Friday afternoon. He was with five other black people.

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