By Victor Omondi
The Huntsville Police Department has launched an investigation into an incident captured Sunday night in a Facebook Live video showing several officers struggling with a man on the ground and one Huntsville police officer stomping on the man’s leg.
incident occurred at a Mapco gas station. The video has more than 12,000 views on Facebook and thousands more on Twitter.
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“We understand concerns with use of force techniques used in the arrest and we take these concerns seriously,” said a statement released on Tuesday. “The full incident is under review including all actions taken by officers during the arrest process.”
It’s unclear what happened before the recording started. The man who recorded the encounter, Bruce Turner, said a store clerk told him that the man, Kemontae Hobbs, had been harassing women in the store. Turner said he noticed one officer was engaged with the man.
Turner then walked to the back of the store to get water, and as more officers entered the store, he began recording the encounter. When the clip begins, the man being detained is already face-down on the ground, and someone is screaming for help in the background.
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