NYPD investigating after Black man filmed ‘unconscious’ after being forcibly restrained by cops in Queens
NYPD officers were seen using an apparent chokehold on a Black man until he became unconscious on Sunday at a Queens borough beach, according to video of the scene.
The incident unfolded on the Rockaway Beach boardwalk around 8.45am, the New York Daily News reported.
An NYPD officer appeared to use a chokehold on a Black man at Rockaway Beach, Queens, on Sunday morning[/caption]
Video of the scene shows at least four officers restraining the man[/caption]
The NYPD did not immediately return The Sun’s request for comment about what happened.
In a statement posted to Twitter, police said they “are aware of the video and there is an active investigation underway by the Internal Affairs Bureau. This matter is taken extremely seriously and we expect to have an update this evening as the investigation unfolds.”
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Video taken at the beach shows at least four police officers holding the man down on the ground — one of whom appears to have his arm around the man’s neck.
The use of chokeholds has been banned by the NYPD since 1993.
Per the video, one man at the scene shouts: “He’s choking him! Yo, he’s choking him, let him go!”
Another man is heard shouting of the Black man: “Got ’em, he’s out. He’s out.”
The Daily News reports NYPD were responding to a report of an ’emotionally disturbed person’[/caption]
The NYPD said they’re investigating what happened[/caption]
The detained man doesn’t appear to be conscious, and the officer with his arm around the man’s neck lets go.
One of the officers at the scene tells the man recording to “back up.”
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“Yeah, f**k you, f**k you, Alfredo,” he tells the cop, whose badge to identifies him as Officer David Afanador.
Per the Daily News, an NYPD spokesperson said the man was led away by cops shortly after the video was filmed.
It’s unclear why the man was being detained by police, but sources told the news outlet they were responding to a report about an “emotionally disturbed person.”