The LAPD is investigating a videotaped confrontation in which an officer used a stun gun Sunday in Hollywood to subdue an apparently intoxicated man.
Police announced the investigation Monday. A bystander captured the encounter on video (below), which was posted on YouTube.
Authorities said two officers responded to a report of a drunk man shouting racial epithets and threats early Sunday. Officers told the man to leave but he refused, threatened the officers and became aggressive.
Officer Chris Craig used a stun gun while Officer Peter Kim tried to hit him in the back. The man fell and his head hit the curb.
"Obviously, the officers were dealing with a very volatile person," police union President Paul M. Weber told the LA Times. "The officers acted reasonably and in compliance with department training. As former LAPD Chief William Bratton observed, 'Police work is not pretty.'"
The LAPD said officers immediately called for medical assistance. The man is now hospitalized in serious condition.
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