Horrifying video footage shows a child being held at gunpoint by a boy just moments before he is punched repeatedly by one of his peers.

Police in Independence, Missouri took three juveniles into custody on Tuesday afternoon, according to WDAF-TV.

One of the teens has been identified as Alexander Schader, 17.

The group of teens is being questioned in connection to a disturbing video circulated on social media.

The video shows a young boy surrounded by a group of teens in a residential area.

Horrifying video footage shows a child being held at gunpoint by a boy just moments before he is punched repeatedly by one of his peers

The boy on his knees is threatened and told to kiss the feet of one of the boys standing up

The shirtless teen makes lewd gestures and comments (left) before physically assaulting the boy

Afterward, the boy gets up from the pavement but is chased down and punched by the shirtless teen

The boy is seen bent on his knees while another boy who appears to be slightly older is gesturing toward him in a threatening manner.

‘Kiss my m***** f****** foot, n*****,’ the older boy, who is shirtless, tells the younger kid as he is on his knees.

Other boys are heard also commanding the kid on his knees to kiss his foot.

The shirtless boy then suggests that the kid on the ground give him oral sex.

As the boy on his knees refrains from doing as he’s told, he is pushed by the shirtless teen.

Another teen then enters the frame. He holds a pistol against the kid’s head.

Police in Independence, Missouri took three juveniles into custody on Tuesday afternoon, according to WDAF-TV. One of the teens has been identified as Alexander Schader (above), 17

Schader is seen in the undated file photo above with a pistol

He is seen in the blue Kansas City Royals t-shirt with a group of boys - three of whom are holding weapons

The kid is then told to stand up. At this point, the shirtless teen starts punching the kid several times.

‘N*****, you better kiss his feet,’ one of the boys who is not seen in the frame yells.

The bullied kid is seen checking his face to see if he is bleeding. He walks backward as the shirtless teen continues to threaten him.

One girl who is not seen in the video is heard urging the boy to stop. It sounds as if she’s yelling ‘Josh’.

‘We take incidents like this very seriously and handling cases involving violent crime is a top priority,’ Independence police told The Kansas City Star.

Police were first notified of the incident on Sunday, when it was posted on social media.

Investigators said the incident took place this past Saturday.

Anyone with further information is asked to call the Tips Hotline at (816) 474-TIPS or the Independence Police Department tip line at (816) 325-7777.