CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Video surfaced Friday showing a police officer punching a handcuffed woman in her face in Cleveland.

The video shows plain-clothes officers in bulletproof vests with the word "police" on the back holding 21-year-old Ciara Perez Rodriguez, with her hands cuffed behind her back, against the back of a police car. The punch comes at the 11-second mark in the video embedded in this post.

The woman appears to say something to one of the officers, and another officer slugs her in the face.

Rodriguez's family posted the video on Facebook.

The incident comes at a time when Cleveland police are currently locked in an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice meant to reform a police department plagued with complaints about excessive use of force. A 2014 report from the Justice Department criticized the department for, among other things, officers injuring citizens who were already handcuffed.

It also comes at a time of tension for police departments and communities throughout the country that are coming to grips with police-involved deaths.

Witnesses told cleveland.com that officers identifying themselves as Cleveland police arrived about 2 p.m. Thursday at West 80th Street and Detroit Avenue in Cleveland's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood on the city's northwest side.

Rodriguez was one of several people arrested.

Cleveland police spokesman Jennifer Ciaccia said officers were conducting a multi-agency operation. She did not give details.

Cleveland city spokesman Dan Ball said he did not know if the officer who punched the woman is a Cleveland policeman.

Ohio State Highway Patrol vehicles are also shown in the video.

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Chief Andy Gonzalez said officers in his department were not on the scene.

Rodriguez is charged with assault on a police officer, according to Cleveland Municipal Court records. Family members said she is scheduled to appear in court Saturday morning.

Rodriguez suffered neck and arm injuries, her aunt Milagros Montano said.

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