CHICAGO, Illinois -- A civil rights lawsuit claims that Chicago police raided the wrong house during a 4-year-old boy's birthday party.
A Chicago family alleges that 17 officers executed a search warrant on their home on Feb. 10, smashing the child's birthday cake and trashing the apartment.
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Officers also pointed guns at the boy, Terrence Jackson, Jr., and his 7-year old sister, the family said. The children's mother says her daughter is fearful of police.
The search warrant was for a suspect who had not lived there for five years. No one was arrested or charged. None of the contraband items listed in the warrant were found, the family's attorney said.
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The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court.
A city spokesperson declined to comment.