NEW YORK (PIX11) — A man was punched in the face multiple times by a uniformed NYPD officer during an arrest in the Bronx over the weekend.
The incident took place on Saturday on Brook Avenue in front of P.S./I.S. 224 and the Academy of Applied Mathematics and Technology MS343, according to the person who shot the video, which was posted on social media.
The video shows multiple officers restraining a man wearing a backpack as one cop swings his fist at the man’s head multiple times.
A witness says, “Hey, hey, hey! Don’t hit him!”
The cops repeatedly direct the restrained man to put his hands behind his back, the video shows.
“Put your [expletive] hands behind your back!” one of the officers yells.
Another man was detained against a wall as three officers took the restrained man to the ground.
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Officials said four people were seen with open alcoholic containers in front of the school. An NYPD spokesperson claims the two men involved resisted arrest after refusing to identify themselves.
A taser was deployed on one of the men before the video was recorded, according to police.
Both were charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, public consumption and disorderly conduct.
The incident happened just days after two NYPD detectives were placed on modified duty for beating a man in a Brooklyn liquor store during an arrest that turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
As a result, at least six members of the associated Narcotics Squad were transferred, disbanding that team within the unit, according to law enforcement sources.
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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