, one teen was handcuffed and the other two were detained near the checkout aisles. AP also reported that one of the teens spent up to 20 minutes in a police vehicle before officers released him. The two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old stopped at Target for snacks on January 17, as first reported by theIn a statement emailed to Insider, a Target spokesperson wrote, "We're deeply sorry for what happened and we've terminated the security team member who was involved.
In a similar incident in 2018, Target fired a security guard who wrongfully accused a Black shopper of stealing a bikini, according toshared to Facebook on January 22 that that an investigation was conducted that did not "support any allegations of wrong doing, use of force, violation of our department policies, or violation of any laws on behalf of the deputies."that an attorney for the family said she would file a civil rights suit against Target.
A Target spokesperson said that all employees at the Westlake Village store will be required to "retake mandatory security and racial bias training" in an effort to prevent future issues. that was looted during the summer's police brutality protests.
I complained in Mid-December to corporate about this Target’s security. My boyfriend who is black was profiled - he didn’t notice, I did. Obviously they didn’t take care then - cause this happened. I never heard a word from management as promised.