CMPD chief responds to video of officer repeatedly punching woman
Questions have been raised after a video showing a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer repeatedly punching a woman in south Charlotte Monday surfaced. The video, posted and shared on Instagram, shows at least four CMPD officers Monday restraining a woman on the ground while a fifth officer can be seen punching the woman multiple times. In the video, another officer can be seen escorting a man away from the woman. In the video, a small crowd can be seen yelling toward officers, who eventually grab the woman by each of her arms and escort her toward a patrol car. "It was triggering it reminded me of George Floyd and immediately I began to weep," said Corine Mack, the president of Charlotte Mecklenburg NAAC Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/charlotte-cmpd-punch-restrain-resisting-arrest-woman/275-bbbe29fb-ac82-4f17-ba83-d4f486c44022 Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT Wake Up Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at Wake Up Charlotte. SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts || Spotify || Pandora || TuneIn || Google Podcasts || iHeart All of WCNC Charlotte's podcasts are free and available for both streaming and download. You can listen now on Android, iPhone, Amazon, and other internet-connected devices. Join us from North Carolina, South Carolina, or on the go anywhere.
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Questions have been raised after a video showing a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer repeatedly punching a woman in south Charlotte Monday surfaced. The video, posted and shared on Instagram, shows at least four CMPD officers Monday restraining a woman on the ground while a fifth officer can be seen punching the woman multiple times. In the video, another officer can be seen escorting a man away from the woman.
In the video, a small crowd can be seen yelling toward officers, who eventually grab the woman by each of her arms and escort her toward a patrol car.
"It was triggering it reminded me of George Floyd and immediately I began to weep," said Corine Mack, the president of Charlotte Mecklenburg NAAC
Read more: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/charlotte-cmpd-punch-restrain-resisting-arrest-woman/275-bbbe29fb-ac82-4f17-ba83-d4f486c44022
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT
Wake Up Charlotte To Go is a daily news and weather podcast you can listen to so you can start your day with the team at Wake Up Charlotte.
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