The Seattle Police Department said in a statement Thursday that the actions of the officer, who has not been identified, are being independently investigated by the King County Sheriff’s Office at the request of the office.
Earlier on Thursday, the city’s police watchdog group said it was requesting a criminal investigation.
Video of the event Taken on Wednesday night and posted on Twitter, a protester shows that he has set foot on the street as an officer, turning his bicycle over the area of his supervisor’s head and neck.
The scene is immediately surrounded by surrounding officers.
The Kentucky Attorney General announced Wednesday that no charges would be brought against any officers for the death of Bre Taylor, after the Kentucky Attorney General announced Wednesday that the video and subsequent outrage were fueling tensions between protesters against systemic racism and police officers. is coming.
Massive protests erupted Wednesday night in U.S. cities from Louisville to Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York, as people protested the decision. A number of protesters have been arrested as a result, and demonstrations are expected to continue on Thursday.
From a review of the video, the Seattle Police Department’s Force Investigation Team (FIT) said it had “detected possible violations of SPD policy as well as possible criminal conduct,” the group said in a statement from the Watchdog Office of Professional Accountability (OPA).
Subsequently, the case was referred to the OPA.
“After further analysis of the video and observation of the interviews conducted by the FIT, the OP requested that a criminal investigation be conducted,” the statement said.
A CNN email asking CNL Police Officers Guild for comment was not immediately returned.
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