A man from the Bronx is speaking out after he said he was violently beaten up by New York City police officers last Sunday at the Dominican Day Parade.
NEW YORK - Video shows NYPD officers punching Arnardo Vargas Jr.Arnardo Vargas Jr. said it all started when a police officer from the 44th Precinct asked him and his friends to move from a certain part of the street. He said they complied, but that's when the situation escalated.
It is unclear if the officers involved are being investigated for excessive use of force, but police say they are not commenting further at this time.'One of the worst days of my life''It was supposed to be a good day, a nice calm day, but it turned into probably one of the worst days of my life,' Vargas said at a news conference outside the 44th Precinct Friday.'Our people do not deserve this brutality.
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