US police reopen probe after video surfaces of cop beating homeless woman

DeKalb County: A police officer in United States’ Georgia state is facing a renewed investigation after the release of a video in which he can be seen beating a homeless woman and threatening to shoot her as she struggles on the ground of a convenience store.

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A nearly two-minute-long video, recorded on June 4, shows the DeKalb County officer beating the poor woman and even threatening to shoot her surfaced on social media. The video was posted on June 4.

The incident occurred at a gas station in Decatur on June 4. The officer had gone to the Chevron in response to a complaint about the woman begging for money from customers.

In light of the new cellphone video, the DeKalb County Police Department told US media on Monday: “Now that the Department has this new evidence we have reopened the investigation and will determine whether the incident is consistent with policy and the law.”