Internal investigation clears Colorado Springs police officers of using excessive force on BLM protester

Six officers — including one who provoked the ire of community activists for posting “Kill Em All” online about Black Lives Matters protesters — were cleared in an internal investigation of allegations of excessive force in subduing a protester in June, according to Colorado Springs police.
Sgt. Keith Wrede, who under a fake name on Facebook, called in July for protesters to be killed, and Officer Robert Thymian were reprimanded for not turning on their body-worn camera as officers struggled to handcuff the protester, the Internal Affairs report stated.
Internal Affairs, which looks into complaints about officer misconduct, investigated the officers’ use of force during an arrest of a 29-year-old man on June 1, which was partially recorded by another protester and circulated on social media. The monthlong demonstrations in Colorado Springs were part of nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer who kept him pinned to the ground with his knee on his neck while Floyd repeatedly said he couldn't breathe. 

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