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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

Footage of Arizona police punching and tasering deaf Black man sparks outcry

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Phoenix police stand in front of police headquarters on 30 May 2020, in Arizona. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

Phoenix police are facing widespread criticism following the release of body camera footage that showed two white officers violently using a stun gun on and punching a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy.

On Monday, attorneys for 34-year-old Tyron McAlpin, who has been charged with resisting arrest and two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, released body camera footage of McAlpin’s arrest on 19 August outside a Circle K convenience store in Phoenix, Arizona.

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