"The man was punched and had his head slammed into the counter window of the liquor store as two cops held his arms back, the video shows."
"The plain-clothes cop kneed the man in the midsection multiple times before he slammed into a shelf of glass bottles, which shattered, causing the man to bleed."
"Officials said the officers were undercover to investigate complaints of drug sales in the Cobble Hill neighborhood, right across the street from the liquor store."
"One of the cops 'successfully purchased crack cocaine' on the street and arrested the suspect, according to the NYPD."
A man was violently confronted by police in a Brooklyn liquor store after being mistaken for a drug dealer. The incident involved two officers, one in uniform and the other in plain clothes, who used excessive force, including punches and knee strikes. The man was dragged through broken glass and continued to be assaulted while on the ground. The NYPD stated the officers were undercover investigating drug sales and believed the man matched a suspect's description. The incident has led to an internal investigation.
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