Jay-Z offers to pay legal bills of Black Couple threathened by Phoenix Police Men

Dravon Ames & Lesha Harper & Kids

The Phoenix police chief has apologized to a family for the 'unacceptable' behavior of officers who threatened them at gunpoint after their four-year-old daughter stole a $1 Barbie from a Family Dollar store but claims there is 'more' to their story than has been revealed. 

Dravon Ames, 22, and Iesha Harper, 24, parents to two young children, were held up in their car at gunpoint in May after police were called to a Family Dollar store in the Arizona city. 

They followed the family to their apartment complex and then confronted them. 

A passer-by filmed the incident from a far. In their video, the cops are heard yelling: 'Put your f****** hands up or I'll put a f****** cap in your head.' 

Iesha repeatedly told them that she could not raise her arms because she was holding her baby. 

Dravon got out of the car first and was put in handcuffs. 

Once Iesha and the children were out of the car, one of the officers approached her aggressively, pointed his finger in her face and yelled: 'When I tell you to do something, you f****** do it!' as she held her baby in her arms.

In an incident report, police said the family were suspected of shoplifting multiple items from the store but neither parent has been charged.  

After footage of the incident emerged, the philanthropic arm of Jay Z's entertainment company Roc Nation stepped in to help. It has hired a high-powered attorney to join the legal team that is preparing to sue the city of Phoenix for $10million. 

Jeri Williams, the city's police chief, spoke out on Sunday to denounce the officers' actions. 

She said they had been placed on desk duty pending an investigation. But rather than declare the parents innocent, she maintained that they had stolen from the store.