A video clip of police in Coral Springs, Florida, hitting a 14-year-old girl while she was restrained on the ground is going viral — and the girl’s family is taking action.
The incident reportedly occurred on October 18, according to NBC 6. In the 9-second video, which was first posted to Instagram and later went viral on Twitter, a girl can be seen laying with her face down in the grass. One police officer appears to be holding the girl down, while another officer is captured striking her side. A passerby filming the arrest can be heard questioning what police are doing, saying, "Why are you hitting her? She can't do it. She can't do that. Her hands are underneath her."
In a tweeted statement shared on October 19, the Coral Springs Police Department challenged the video, claiming "it shows only the end of the story," and that one of the officers was allegedly hitting the girl’s side to "release her clenched fists."