A Bridgeport, Connecticut police officer has been suspended after footage surfaced of him pistol-whipping a black man during a traffic stop. In the video, officer Gianni Capozziello is seen approaching a red SUV police said was stolen, and is heard asking the man in the vehicle to stick his hands out of the window. Once the driver got out, the officer could be seen hitting the man in the head with his gun, which knocked him to the ground.
Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez commented on the situation, saying “Following the officer’s dismissal from duty, I instructed Internal Affairs to retain the dashcam and bodycam videos of the arrest scene and to begin an investigation,” the chief said. “Everything that can immediately be done to address this incident has been done.”
source: Fox 61
