"The nearly eight-minute video shows police officers struggling with a man in a liquor store. As the officers try to subdue the man, both officers punch him repeatedly in the face and body."
"Bystanders can be heard yelling at the officers to stop, and blood can be seen on the ground. They then pin the man to the ground and hold him there, while one of the officers kicks him as they wait for backup."
"According to an NYPD spokesperson, the arrest was part of an undercover drug-dealing investigation. Police said in a statement that officers were looking for a man who they had seen working with someone who had previously sold an undercover officer crack cocaine."
Two NYPD officers have been placed on modified duty following a botched drug bust that resulted in them using excessive force on an innocent man. The incident, which was captured on video, shows the officers repeatedly punching and kicking the man inside a liquor store. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the event as 'deeply disturbing' and stated that the officers' guns and shields have been removed. The man involved was not the suspect they were looking for and was given a desk appearance ticket for resisting arrest, which the district attorney's office plans to dismiss.
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