by Dylan Schaeffer

A Youtube video circulating around social media this evening depicts police brutality happening at the Pittsburgh Pride event today. The clip, though very short, depicts a uniformed officer walking over to a young woman, grabbing her hair, and repeatedly punching her in the torso. Multiple Facebook users commented on the original video, claiming to have seen the events in person and claim that the girl had done nothing to warrant the assault.

I’ve been in contact with those who witnessed the event firsthand and will bring you more details as they come in.

Original video:



EDIT: While details are scarce, and no eyewitness account can be validated, persons on social media who claim to have witnessed the events firsthand are claiming wildly different stories. According to an article on CBS Pittsburgh, the officer claims to have been breaking up an altercation between the woman in the video and a male. She then punched the officer multiple times, and immediately after is when the video started.

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has launched a full investigation into the event, while the unnamed officer has been suspended for 30 days. (source: http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/06/16/pride-fest-video-shows-alleged-officer-assaulting-woman)

More information will be added as it comes in.

EDIT 2:

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/video-officer-civilian-encounter-pittsburgh-pridef/ngL2q/

The full video is up now.