On July 3, officers stopped the 27-year-old at a roadblock in Milan before releasing him after realizing it was a case of mistaken identity.
Police have attempted to justify stopping AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko at gunpoint earlier this month in a shocking case of mistaken identity.
On July 3, the 27-year-old, who is in the second year of a two-season loan from Chelsea, was accosted in Milan's Porta Garibaldi area. Following a shootout between two gangs, police set up a roadblock, and Bakayoko was stopped and searched at the checkpoint in a terrifying ordeal.
Local officers said they acted in "self-defense" and "in a manner absolutely consistent" with the seriousness of their investigation after video footage of the incident went viral on Monday.
"It should be noted that the search occurred in an operational context that justified the use of the highest security measures," according to the statement, which was first reported by Reuters.
"Also as a function of self-defense, and [it] was carried out in an absolutely consistent manner with the type of alarm in progress."
"Once the person was identified and it was established that he was not involved, the service was resumed without any comment from the person in question."
The central midfielder is seen on video being restrained by an officer and pushed against the side of a police car at gunpoint. He is then searched before the officer in question realizes his error.
The officer appears to empty Bakayoko's pockets and place the contents on the roof of the police car, before two other officers, both with their guns drawn, point towards his car, which was being watched by another cop. The video footage ends just as the cops appear to realize they've made a mistake, possibly after Bakayoko explained who he was to clarify that this was a case of mistaken identity.
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