NEW YORK (PIX11) — The victim of a bloody beating at the hands of two NYPD detectives in Brooklyn is now recovering from injuries he sustained.
A spokesperson for the victim told PIX11 News that he suffered a broken nose, contusions and bruises in the caught-on-video incident that took place in a Brooklyn liquor store Tuesday afternoon.
He had to get 27 stitches in his legs and his face, according to the spokesperson.
The man was punched, kicked, tackled and dragged across the floor of the liquor store by two plain-clothes NYPD detectives who attempted to arrest him because they believed he was connected to drug sales in the area.
“They dragged him in the glass. His face was swollen. His face was unrecognizable,” Abelee Moran, who recorded the viral video, said.
“What happened was not right, not fair,” Moran said.
Officials said the man “matched the description” of a drug dealer’s associate wearing a white shirt and green shorts. The detectives were in the area to investigate drug sale complaints and arrested one man they caught in the act before the incident, police said.
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The man was arrested and charged with resisting arrest and obstructing the government administration. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday that it will not be pursuing prosecution.
Both cops have been placed on modified duty with their badges and guns removed, according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the actions of the officers “extremely disturbing and unacceptable” in a social media post on Wednesday.
No charges have been filed against the officers, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau is reviewing the incident.
Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here.
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