Body cam shows Police Tamani Crum and Elvin James arrest incident. NYPD excessive force? YOU decide

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New York, New York – On August 30, 2022, Body cam video shows a New York City police officer hitting a woman in the face as police officers were trying to arrest a man allegedly in connection with an attempted murder.

The incident unfolded Tuesday as police were arresting 22-year-old Elvin James at West 136th Street just before 5 p.m.

During the arrest, “multiple individuals” at the scene “interfered by physically assaulting numerous officers,” the NYPD said. One officer sustained minor injury to the head, according to police.

Bystander video footage of the incident circulated online. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell released a brief snippet of the scuffle captured on body camera footage on Thursday.

The footage shows multiple officers and bystanders at the scene of the arrest, in front of a home.

A young woman is seen running up to an officer and appeared to shove his shoulder. The officer immediately responded and appeared to hit her back in the face with an audible blow, causing her to fall on her back, smacking against the sidewalk.

The woman, identified by NBC New York as 19-year-old Tamani Crum of the Bronx, was charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration,