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A Georgia police department is facing backlash after photos surfaced on social media of a Black man’s image being used for target practice.
According to NBC News, the Villa Rica Police Department held a firearms safety class for civilians last week where participants were seen aiming their guns at life-sized photos of Black men.
Photos of the event were initially posted on the department’s Facebook page before being widely shared and denounced across various social media platforms.
The Villa Rica Police Department has since taken down the photos and apologized for “any offense we may have caused.”
“It was never our intention to be insensitive, inflammatory, or offensive to anyone,” the department said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (June 21).
