Winchester Police Officer Under Investigation After Video Surfaces Online
WINCHESTER, Va. — A Winchester Police Department (WPD) officer was put on administrative leave after a concerning civilian video surfaced via social media on Monday.
The one-minute clip, posted on a local Facebook group, showed a WPD officer punching and then deploying a taser on a man who seemed to be already complying with the officer’s commands. However, the video did not show or explain what happened in the moments leading up to the incident.
Within a short period of time, the clip was viewed and shared by hundreds of people.