REVERE, MASS. (WHDH) - Revere police this week confirmed an internal investigation is underway after an officer was caught on camera pinning a man to the ground.
The incident happened last week outside a Walgreens location on Broadway. Police have since said an officer, whose name was not being released as of Tuesday, is off the streets after being placed on what is known as modified duty.
“Crazy,” said one man reacting to video of the incident.
The video has been making the rounds on social media. While the video certainly looks disturbing, residents on Tuesday said it is important to see or at least know what happened before and after the camera was rolling.
“There’s two sides to a story,” the same man said after seeing the video.
“I don’t react to partial things,” another person said. “It’s not fair to everybody involved.”
At City Hall, Revere Acting Mayor Patrick Keefe released a statement.
“The trust of the public is paramount to public safety and I applaud the leadership of the department in taking immediate action,” Keefe said.
It is unclear if the person seen on the ground in the video of the incident last week was actually arrested. If he was arrested, it is also unclear what he was charged with.
The Revere Police Department has notified the state Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission about this incident.
Keefe, meanwhile, has promised “full transparency” after the police department’s internal investigation has been completed.
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