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On June 5, 2015, about a dozen police officers responded to a disturbance at a pool party in McKinney, Texas. About 100 people, many teenagers, were at the party. A Youtube video of the police response, particularly of one white officer restraining a black teenager and later drawing his handgun and pointing it at two other people, went viral. Images and video were widely replayed on news programs, protests were held in McKinney. The officer was placed on administrative leave and later resigned.

Incident
Twelve police officers responded to an incident involving a pool party at Craig Ranch, an upper middle class neighborhood in McKinney. The incident was described by police as a disturbance involving around 100 teens at a private pool party where various teens jumped fence and assaulted the security officers after one tenant promoted the party over social media. At the scene, an officer pushed a teenager dressed in a bikini to the ground after the girl was asked to leave multiple times. When two teenage bystanders attempted to interfere, the officer drew and pointed his handgun towards them. The officer was also heard cursing. The entire event was captured on a cell phone camera by a teenager who lives in the neighborhood.

An 18-year-old partygoer who was arrested at the incident was booked into Collin County Jail on charges of misdemeanor evading arrest and interfering with police. The charges against him were later dropped. According to a police report, he ran from police for two to three minutes before he was caught. The girl who was restrained by the officer on video was not charged.

Results
The officer who restrained the teenager, a McKinney Police Department officer who served in the department for ten years, was placed on administrative leave after the video went viral and subsequently resigned. He had previously received the McKinney Patrolman of the Year award for 2008.

The officer received multiple death threats against himself and his family and went into hiding. According to his lawyer, earlier in the day and prior to being dispatched to the pool incident, the officer had dealt with one uncompleted suicide attempt and another unusually disturbing completed suicide. His lawyer noted that the officer was apologetic for his actions but denied that his actions were motivated by race. She noted that a white woman was also detained during the incident.

The organizer of the pool party faced difficulty finding venues after the June 5 incident. The venue that was to be the site of the next party in the series received a number of threatening and harassing phone calls.

Reaction
On June 8, about 800 protesters marched through McKinney, demanding the officer involved to be fired. They walked from a school to the swimming pool where the incident unfolded. Many of the protesters accused the officers involved of being racially biased. Some demonstrators held signs reading "My skin color is not a crime" and "Don't tread on our kids."

McKinney Police Chief Greg Conley said that the officer's actions were "indefensible" and did not reflect on the department's high standard of action. Conley stated that the officer was "out of control" during the incident. The police department also said they had started an investigation.

Meanwhile, many locals who belonged to the neighborhood have defended the actions of the police officer.