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On 27 October 2015, Facebook user Steven Hildreth shared a story on Facebook about an encounter he had with Tucson police officers, in which he was pulled over and then peacefully released without incident: While Hildreth put up the post in October 2015, it often shows up again when controversial altercations with police officers are in the headlines. The message recirculated on social media shortly after Philando Castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop in July 2016. While we were unable to confirm the every detail of Hildreth's story, the general premise of his viral Facebook post (that he had a respectful and safe interaction with two Tuscon Police Department officers despite being black, having a gun on his person, and wearing a hoodie) appears to be accurate. A few days after posting his story on Facebook, Hildreth was invited to meet Officer Rodriguez and Officer Ammond: A report published by Washington, D.C., television station WJLA further corroborated the account: While Hildreth's story is true, it is only one man's experience during a single traffic stop, and does not represent the experience of each person who is pulled over throughout the United States every day.
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