The Reina family, who recently held an elementary school son's birthday party, invited relatives after a year of coronavirus.
The children were having a good time playing toy gun fights in the garden.
[Child's mother: The children were running around the garden and having a toy gun fight.
It's been a while since I've been enjoying a family gathering.]
But a police car came in front of the family.
[Children's mother: The children were very scared. We are all scared. I had no idea what the hell was going on.] It turned
out, someone saw children playing with toy guns and made a false report that a gunfight was going on.
[Child's mother: The reporter reported that a firefight was taking place and people were fighting.]
The police who learned that it was a false report only after they
mobilized
,
[Reporter: Did you see a weapon or gun when you were
dispatched
?]
: I saw a toy gun.]
The policeman put in the weapon and reassured the family.
Then I took out a toy I was carrying around to give out to the local children, handed it to the scared children, and took a picture.
[Outgoing Police Officer: I believe our children are our future. That's why I think we need to build a good relationship with our children so that children can trust the police and feel relieved when they see the police. I don't hate the police as I grow up.] It
ended with an incident, but the family is worried.
It is because of the suspicion that it seems that someone has intentionally made a false report after seeing children play in a situation where deaths have occurred due to the recent over-repression of the police.
[Child Aunt: I think you should be careful when making such a call. Things can get very bad. Police officers pull guns and everything can happen in no time.]
The family did not forget to thank the police officers who were dispatched.
[Child's mother: I salute the Texas City police for handling this case so well.]
[Responsible police officer: It was an experience that warms my heart.]