Crime & Safety
WATCH: Tuscaloosa Police Body Cam Footage From Violent Student Arrest
The footage was released Wednesday.
The Tuscaloosa Police Department released body camera footage Wednesday of a violent confrontation with students at a house party in the early morning of November 8 that made national news when amateur videos of the incident were shared across social media.
Officers responding to a loud music complaint talked with students, several of whom filmed the incident from inside the apartment, then appeared to grab a male, slam him to the ground and beat him with a police club.
Two more students were thrown to the ground as chaos erupts.
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The officers have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
The large majority of the two-plus-hour body camera footage is of the aftermath of the incident.
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You can see the footage below:
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