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A Saskatoon police officer is on leave as RCMP conduct an investigation after a three-minute video of a man yelling at a child was shared hundreds of times on Facebook, eliciting an outcry on social media.

In an email to The StarPhoenix, city police said an officer is on leave and confirmed the contents of a message sent to a member of the public who filed a complaint, saying it is aware of the video and an outside agency is investigating.

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“The SPS is in full cooperation and an administrative review will follow that agency’s investigation,” police said in a Facebook message to a woman who notified police of the video. RCMP received the formal complaint.

The video, which had been viewed more than 45,000 times by Tuesday afternoon, shows the blurred image of one child, as a man off camera can be heard yelling at another child. A child can be heard crying.

It is not clear what preceded the events recorded on the video, which was posted on Feb. 13.