Illinois police received a call about a white man with a gun, so naturally they detained a Black man at gunpoint after spotting him holding a phone in his hand.

Now Alexander Gary will receive a $50,000 settlement from the city of Evanston, a city in Cook County that is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The city council approved the settlement Monday night, according to the Evanston Round Table.

The Evanston police officers claimed that Gary “matched the description” of the white man because he was a dark coat and jeans but it was 42 degrees out that day so it is likely that many men matched that same description.

At least five cops confronted Gary at gunpoint, ordering him to lie down on the ground. Then two cops handcuffed him while a third cop pointed an assault rifle at him at

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