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Video Goes Viral: Two NYPD Cops Plus a Civilian Beat a Suspect
Sunday, August 14, 2016 1:32
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Viral Video
Two NYPD officers aided by a bystander repeatedly punching a prone black suspect in the head as witnesses plead for them to stop is causing uproar on social media. However, the NYPD says the full story paints the opposite picture.
GRAPHIC LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE
The 27-second clip posted on Instagram by hocus45th on Friday accompanied by the caption “F*** THE POLICE” is said to have originally been filmed on May 4 of this year. The fight between the officers from the Bronx Warrants Squad and the suspect, who was identified as Darnell Simmons, 27, broke out in a McDonald’s in the Bronx, police have confirmed.
