Squirming. Then more officers arrive and appear to kick and beat the suspect with their fists and billy clubs. [ yelling ] stop stop dont hit him reporter in the background you can hear bystanders pleading with the officers to stop hitting him. Give me your hands dont hit him hey [ screaming ] reporter tejada told me in spanish that police cant do. This they are there to protect. He said he thinks they get the proper training, but this doesnt show it because to act like this he said is worse than a gang. Tonight the Police Department had no comment but confirmed that the incident is being reviewed by internal affairs. It has gone viral on facebook with tens of thousands of views. Police sources tell kpix5 the suspect was possibly drunk and may have struck an officer prior to the video being recorded. Just a few minutes ago i did get an email from the san jose Police Department. They identified the suspect as juan more preen owe lopez, 20 moreno lopez, 22 years old. He was walking on st
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. The guy who is on the ground, San Jose Police had him surrounded. Then this happened. Tonight was it justified or excess force . Len ramirez with that story in white rose in East San Jose tonight. Reporter this video was recorded about 8 45 last night by a family driving through this parking lot at story and white roads in East San Jose. They saw a Police Incident and then started recording. Roberto tejada said what he witnessed saturday night in East San Jose was an injustice and thats why he says his mother started recording this video. [ sirens ] reporter the three minute recording begins with two Police Officers holding a suspect on the ground. You can hear what sounds like tasers used and then the suspect starts kicking and squirming. Then more officers arrive and appear to kick and beat the suspect with their fists and billy clubs. [ yelling ] stop stop dont hit him reporter in the background you can hear bystanders pleading
Brutality . Thats a question this morning. Kiet do reports from San Jose Police headquarters. There is an internal investigation going on. Reporter a video 3 minute clip on youtube with a lot of yelling in it. Take a look. [ sirens ] reporter the video begins with two Police Officers holding a suspect on the ground. And then more officer arrived and appeared to kick and beat the suspects with their fists and hit him with batons. They speaking in english and spanish in the background asking them not to hit the man. Police said the man in the video is 22yearold Juan Moreno Lopez toesed who threw something into the bushes as they got closes. Then they say he was combative. Lopez attempted to attack one officer with a bottle. Lopez continued to resist arrest and officers used physical force to subdue him with little effect. He was put on a gurney in four point restraint due do his continued violence. When he got out of the hospital he was booked on possession of meth, destruction of arrest
They continue to plead on camera with the officers saying police are here to protect us. San jose police said the man in the video is 22yearold Juan Moreno Lopez who tossed something into the bushes as cops approached. He was chased into an intersection where he turned toward the officers in a combative manner. Lopez attempted to attack one officer with a bottle. Lopez continued to resist arrest and officers used physical force to subdue with little effect. Low pedestrian was placed on a gurney with a fourpoint restraint due to continuous violent behavior. Once he got out of the hospital he was put on a long list of charges including assault with pay deadly weapon, possession of meth . Destruction of evidence and, of course, resisting arrest. Live in downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. The driver accused of hitting and killing a woman and her 14monthold daughter in livermore will be arraigned today. There was a prayer vigil at the site of the tragedy. Maria medina spoke with a boy who
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