NYPD Launches Investigation After Officers Caught on Video Assaulting Wrongly Identified Man
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has initiated an internal investigation following the release of videos showing two officers repeatedly punching and kicking a man during an arrest attempt in Brooklyn. The incident occurred during a planned undercover drug operation in the Cobble Hill neighborhood, where the officers mistakenly targeted the wrong individual. The man, who was initially charged with resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, was later found not to be involved in the drug sale. The Brooklyn District Attorney, Eric Gonzalez, announced that the charges against the man would be dropped. The officers involved have been placed on desk duty, and their firearms and shields have been confiscated as the investigation proceeds. 
