VIDEO: Hayward Police ‘Use Of Force Incident' Prompts Internal Investigation

By Betty Yu, CBS San Francisco:

HAYWARD (KPIX) — New video shows what Hayward Police are calling a “use of force incident.” A witness captured cell phone video at a shopping center parking lot on Santa Clara Street near Jackson Street, in Hayward on Easter Sunday.

The minute-long video begins with officers with their guns drawn, standing behind the driver’s side door of a police vehicle. You can hear a less lethal shot go off at the beginning of the video. The officers shout several commands like “do not move.” The suspect says “I’m going to sue you,” several times. At one point, one officer kicks the suspect, another punches him. You can hear them ask him to get his hands out while they try to arrest him.

“It was out of line. They beat the [expletive] out of him,” said witness Chris Phillips. “He sounded like he was in pain.”

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