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Wed Apr 12, 2017, 02:09 PM Apr 2017

Video Shows Cop Slam, Beat Black Man After Alleged Jaywalking

The Sacramento Police Department on Tuesday announced a formal investigation into the actions of one of their officers who was seen slamming a black man to the ground and beating him — all sparked by an alleged case of jaywalking.

The video, released Monday, has sparked national outrage. It shows the officer confronting the man, identified as Nandi Cain Jr., as he crossed an intersection and attempting to talk to Cain but the situation quickly escalates.

After some words are exchanged while Cain is standing in the street, the officer then violently throws Cain to the ground and begins to punch him in the head.

The events leading up to the incident were not captured by the camera, and it is not possible to hear the conversation between Cain and the officer before the incident occurred.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/video-shows-cop-slam-beat-black-man-after-alleged-jaywalking/ar-BBzJYnx?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

(Video at link. Not a format that can be embedded here.)

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