The Kenosha Police Department is facing yet another internal investigation after a video surfaced on social media, depicting an officer punching a Black man who was mistakenly believed to be involved in a hit-and-run crash. The incident has ignited concerns about police actions in the southeastern Wisconsin city, which has previously grappled with issues of racial injustice.
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The incident occurred on July 20, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this week. Witnesses reported seeing two Black men and a Black woman fleeing toward an Applebee’s restaurant after the hit-and-run crash. An employee at the restaurant alerted officers about individuals who were deemed “suspicious” and potentially linked to the crash. Among those approached by the officers was a Black man holding a baby.
