Black Female Sgt. At Police Shooting Range Recognizes Target… Her Brother

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North Miami Beach, FLORIDA — Members of the Florida Army National Guard showed up to a shooting range and found mug shots of African American men apparently used as targets by North Miami Beach Police snipers, who had used the range before the Guardsmen.

The Guardsmen were angry and one of the photos on the target was a Sgt.’s brother, a mug shot taken years ago, According to NBCMiami.com.

Police Chief J. Scott Dennis admitted that his officers could have used better judgment, but denies any racial profiling.

“There is no discipline forthcoming from the individuals who were involved with this,” Dennis said.

North Miami Beach (commonly referred to as NMB) is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.

Originally named Fulford in 1926 after Captain William H. Fulford of the United States Coast Guard, the city was incorporated in 1927 as Fulford, but was renamed North Miami Beach in 1931. The population was 41,523 at the 2010 census.

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