Caught on video: Black child playing basketball alone hides in fear when he sees police drive by

A black child was caught on video hiding in fear at the sight of a police car driving by.

The video was posted on Twitter this week by an account called BlackCultureEntertainment.

Video shows the boy, who appears to be younger than 15, dribbling a basketball alone in a driveway.

The boy apparently spots a police cruiser and quickly ducks behind a parked vehicle until the officer drives by.

Watch the video below, which was credited to the Instagram account lacetight.

Many commenters on Twitter said that the video felt all too familiar. Read some of the tweets below.