Two Seattle Police Officers Caught on Camera Repeatedly Hitting Suspect
Witness Who Filmed Officers Called the Force “Excessive”
On May 31 a person riding the Route 7 bus southbound shot a video of two Seattle Police Department officers forcing a man to his stomach by punching him, kneeing him, and hitting him three to five times with a baton. The video appears to show both officers kneeling on the man. At one point, one officer’s knee appears pinned right on or near the man’s neck. The video ... moreTwo Seattle Police Officers Caught on Camera Repeatedly Hitting Suspect
Witness Who Filmed Officers Called the Force “Excessive”
On May 31 a person riding the Route 7 bus southbound shot a video of two Seattle Police Department officers forcing a man to his stomach by punching him, kneeing him, and hitting him three to five times with a baton. The video appears to show both officers kneeling on the man. At one point, one officer’s knee appears pinned right on or near the man’s neck. The video does not show what led up to the incident, though officers did arrest the man for felony arson.
