A shocking video has emerged of a Texas cop drawing his gun on a group of children and pushing one of their mothers.

The video was filmed in El Paso on Thursday near a recreation center. Police had been called to deal with reported criminal trespassing. When the two officers arrived, they were confronted by the group of youngsters.

One of them pulled out his phone and filmed as the officer held his friend on the ground.

As the rest of the children shouted expletives towards him, the cop drew his gun and pointed it at them.

It startled the children who stepped back but carried on shouting at him.

The El Paso police officer pulled his gun on a group of young boys on Thursday as they taunted him while he responded to a call of trespassing

Suddenly, the second cop sprang into action and together they pulled the detained boy along the ground while the other children shouted.

Next, the police officer pulled out his baton and snapped it at his side to extend it.

He approached one of the boy's mothers, who was standing watching the commotion, and pushed her to one side.

The cop then shouted at the remaining kids to 'get back!'.

The mother retaliated, shouting: 'Don't you push me!' Before responding to her, the cop walked up to her face.

In addition to drawing his weapon, the police officer snapped out his baton and waved it at the group which also included young women

The cop was irate that he was being filmed and walked menacingly towards the camera several times before taking the boy holding it towards his patrol car in handcuffs. He also pushed one of the boy's mothers (right) several times

The cop ordered the children to move away as his colleague arrested one of them on the ground

Left, the boy who was filming is arrested and right, another youngster who was taken into custody

Then, he screamed: 'I'm telling you to move!' and pushed her again.

She replied: 'Don't be pushing me. You can say excuse me. You do not touch.'

He walked away from her and the rest of the children who were still shouting profanities at him.

As one of the officers handcuffed the boy on the ground, the other grabbed the boy who was filming by the wrist.

'What are you doing? I'm just recording!' he said as he was taken away.

He passed the phone to the mother in the group so they could continue filming.

She yelled profanities and told the officers: 'Learn to do your job right!'

The cop who had earlier pushed her then walked towards her and said: 'Come here'.

The mother, determined not to get arrested, shouted: 'F*** you,' and started running away.

One of the youngest in the group shouted continuously at the police officer and asked him why he drew his weapon on a group of children. The cop moved him towards his vehicle forcefully later. It remains unclear if the child was taken into custody

As she sped up, the cop shouted at her: 'I know where you live.'

The cop then returned to face the group of children and shouted at them: 'Do something! Do something!'

He moved closer to one boy and towered over him as he shouted: 'You're pulling a gun on a little kid?'

The cop then took him away to the car, leading him with his arms pulled behind his back.

'Just because he is my son they are taking him in. Somebody's going to end up dead one of these days,' the mother said.

Two more cops arrived and tried to diffuse the situation. They approached the children and said: 'Hey, calm down, calm down.'

The cop who pulled the gun was placed on desk duty as a result of the incident.

Two people were taken into custody as a result of the altercation. One was a minor and one was an adult. Police alleged that they interfered with an investigation.