Philadelphia Police Beating

Three suspects were dragged from their car and beaten by a group of Philadelphia police officers in an incident captured on camera.

The officers were responding to a report of a shooting nearby. The suspects will be charged with participation in the suspected shooting that injured 3 people before the incident.

The Philadelphia police force is said to be on edge after an officer was killed in a bank robbery two days before the beatings. He was the third to be killed on duty in Philadelphia in the last two years.

Fast Facts

1. Incident filmed by a TV helicopter
2. Officers responding to reports of a shooting nearby
3. City's police commissioner: "It certainly does not look good"

The Assault

1. All 4 doors pulled open
2. 3 suspects pulled from car
3. Surrounded by three to five officers two of the men are held to the ground
4. As officers try to handcuff the driver, he is kicked 13 times and punched several times
5. The passenger kicked by a group of four officers and struck with a baton
6. A canine officer restrains a police dog nearby
7. The beating lasts around two minutes

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