A mother wants an investigation into a Utah officer who pointed a gun at her son. She says police wouldn’t have reacted the same if the boy was white.

A mother is calling for an independent investigation into the conduct of a Woods Cross police officer who she said was being racist when he confronted and pointed a gun at her 10-year-old son’s head Thursday afternoon.

The Woods Cross officer — who police have not identified — came upon D.J. Hrubes, who is black, while searching for two shooting suspects. The officer is white, the boy’s mother, Jerri Hrubes, said.

Jerri Hrubes recounted the confrontation to reporters Friday during a news conference at Christensen & Jensen law office and asked for an independent investigation into what happened.