Public Statement in Response to Officer Assault of Civilian on May 29, 2020

The Monitoring Team is aware of the incident last night involving a BPD officer, on video, apparently punching a woman outside BPD HQs after the woman appeared to have punched another officer. We have been in touch with Commissioner Harrison about it. We have been informed that BPD immediately suspended the officer and referred the case to the State’s Attorney’s Office for investigation. The Monitoring Team will continue to watch this situation and remains as committed as ever to actively monitoring all situations like this.