Kwesi Guss filed a claim against Richmond Wednesday alleging his civil rights were violated when an officer struck and detained him for filming an arrest.
Richmond Police Chief Bisa French requested an "outside entity" investigate after video captured an officer striking a man filming an arrest from the sidewalk.
The Contra Costa County DA says the two officers, one of whom has been involved in several previous encounters that resulted in injuries, acted in self-defense.
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