Three black teens looking for some dapper threads to wear to prom chose to go to Nordstrom Rack in St. Louis. But instead of leaving with new suits and accessories, they were racially profiled.
High school students Mekhi Lee, Dirone Taylor and Eric Rogers II were reportedly shopping for prom clothes and noticed that several employees started following them around the store.
“I was nervous the whole time,” Lee recalled. “Every time we move, they move. When we looked up, they looked up.”
Feeling uneasy about the situation, the teens decided to leave the store by were immediately surrounded and confronted by Brentwood Police in the parking lot.
CBS News reports that police then informed the teens they were called to the scene because the store accused them of stealing. The police investigated and found the claims to be false and released them without charges.
The store is now trying to do damage control as the Nordstrom Rack President Geevy Thomas is reportedly preparing to fly into St. Louis and personally apologize to the teens for their humiliating treatment.
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