Outrage in New York over the police’s brutal attack on the wrong man

Strong reactions person been sparked successful New York by video footage of 2 constabulary officers violently attacking a antheral they thought was suspected of being progressive successful a cause deal, but it turned retired helium had thing to bash with the case.

In the video, recorded wrong a convenience store, NYPD officers tin beryllium seen punching 46-year-old Timothy Brown and stomping connected his head.

Describing what happened, Brown said helium was astatine a convenience store to bargain vino erstwhile officers abruptly confronted him. “They said, ‘You’re nether arrest.’ I retrieve they grabbed me, pushed me, and told me, ‘Don’t resist.’ I said, ‘I’m not resisting.’ They slammed maine into the glass, hitting maine repeatedly connected my temple and head. A batch of bottles were breached successful the store due to the fact that they shook maine and dragged maine crossed the floor, implicit the glass—you tin spot that connected camera.”

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish described the video arsenic “deeply troubling” and said the Bureau of Internal Affairs is investigating the incident. She besides announced that the 2 officers progressive person been suspended.

“The unit utilized by NYPD officers successful this video is highly disturbing and unacceptable. Police officers should ne'er dainty a idiosyncratic successful this manner,” New York City Mayor Zochran Mamdani said.

Police said the incidental astatine the convenience store followed an anti-narcotics operation. During the operation, an undercover serviceman allegedly purchased ace cocaine, with the wealth being passed to different antheral described arsenic a Black antheral wearing a achromatic garment and greenish shorts—similar to what Brown was wearing.

Although Brown was initially arrested for resisting arrest, the charges were aboriginal dropped aft it was determined that helium had nary engagement successful the suspected cause transaction.

He told CBS helium is grateful to person survived the encounter: “I conscionable convey God that I’m alive. That’s each I tin say. I judge there’s a crushed for everything, and I cognize God is watching. I privation justice.”