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A black teenager was pepper-sprayed in the home of his white foster family after police mistook him for a burglar.A black teenager was pepper-sprayed in the home of his white foster family after police mistook him for a burglar.
Police were called to the home of DeShawn Currie, 18, after a neighbour saw him use a side door to enter the house after returning from school.Police were called to the home of DeShawn Currie, 18, after a neighbour saw him use a side door to enter the house after returning from school.
Mr Currie told ABC11 officers ordered him to place his hands on the door.Mr Currie told ABC11 officers ordered him to place his hands on the door.
He said: "I was like, 'For what? This is my house.' I was like, 'Why are y'all in here?'"He said: "I was like, 'For what? This is my house.' I was like, 'Why are y'all in here?'"
Mr Currie said officers pointed to pictures of his foster parents' three children to suggest he did not live in the house.Mr Currie said officers pointed to pictures of his foster parents' three children to suggest he did not live in the house.
He said he was then pepper-sprayed following an argument.He said he was then pepper-sprayed following an argument.
Police in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, released a statement this week which said officers responded to a call of a possible burglary.Police in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, released a statement this week which said officers responded to a call of a possible burglary.
It said officers entered the building where officers met Mr Currie, who they then asked to confirm his identity. After arriving at the scene, officers asked Mr Currie to confirm his identity. They then continued to question him after the identification he produced did not match the address.
Police say they continued to question Mr Currie after the identification he produced did not match the address. The statement said Mr Currie was pepper-sprayed following attempts to restrain him after he became "very volatile, profane and threatened physical violence".
The statement said Mr Currie was pepper-sprayed following attempts to restrain Mr Currie after he became "very volatile, profane and threatened physical violence". The statement said: "The Fuquay-Varina Police Department does not engage in nor does it condone racial profiling.
The statement reads: "The Fuquay-Varina Police Department does not engage in nor does it condone racial profiling.
"At no time during this event was race a factor.""At no time during this event was race a factor."