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A Miami-Dade police officer has been suspended after a video of officers assaulting a Black woman began circulating on social media. Dyma Loving and her friend Adrianna Green were walking out of Loving’s home on the morning of March 5 when they passed Frank Tumm’s house. Tumm, allegedly called the tow women “whores” as they passed his residence.

The women said they initially ignored him, but when he persisted an argument started The Miami Herald reported.

Loving told The Miami New Times, the argument got heated and Green threw a potted plant at Tumm. Then Tumm responded by pulling out a shotgun and threatening to “shoot my burnt black-a*s face off my neck.”

Both women ran and called 911 once they were at a safe distance. A group of officers arrived on the scene including Officer Alejandro Giraldo.

“He started interrogating us like we were the suspects,” Loving said. “I asked if he could escort us back to my friend’s house so I could put my phone on a charger and call my children. I had just had my life threatened and was terrified.”

Loving was understandably shaken after the incident with Tumm, but Giraldo wasn’t consoling.

“He was so rude and aggressive from the get-go,” Loving added. “He kept telling me I needed to calm down, but I was so scared at that moment.”

In a video shot by Green, Loving attempts to explain her situation but the officers refuse to listen.

A black woman Called Miami-Dade Police For Help After A Man Brandished A Weapon and threaten her life. Yet, She Was Arrested for being distraught pic.twitter.com/xQ2vvDZZsW — Brother Tyrone X (@tyrone345345) March 13, 2019

When Loving tells the officers about her need to check on her sick daughter, Giraldo can be seen assaulting and forcing her to the ground.

“Why you doing that?” Green yells.

“We’re busy right now,” Giraldo responds. The other officers in the clip are reportedly rookies who were supposedly being trained by Giraldo.

The officers filed a report alleging Loving was “acting belligerent and would not obey commands,” according to Local 10. The report was described in the document as “upset, very irate and uncooperative.”

Loving was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence, both misdemeanors.

“I expected them to come, get our statement, you know, go get his statement, get his gun, arrest him for threatening us, you know, and, I don’t know, it completely went the opposite way,” Loving said.

Tumm, who said he never pulled out a shotgun, was not charged with a crime. Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez confirmed Giraldo’s suspension on Wednesday.

“I find the actions depicted on the video deeply troubling and in no way reflective of our core values of integrity, respect, service and fairness,” Perez wrote. “I will hold those that violated any of our policies and/or procedures accountable for their actions or lack thereof.”

Loving said she doesn’t think a suspension is enough.

“I think he needs to be permanently relieved of duty,” Loving says. “That’s no way for an officer to treat anyone. I was asking for help.”

Loving said she now experiences backaches and has a swollen arm.

“Every time I see a police car now, my heart races. I feel like I can’t breathe,” Loving said. “How am I supposed to call the police for help when they do something like that to me?”

The incident is currently under investigation.

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