Calls for Firing Grow as LA Sheriff Investigates Violent Arrest Caught on Bodycam

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Community members protested in Lancaster after body-worn camera footage was released showing a use of force incident involving Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies. The incident occurred during the arrest of a man accused of shoplifting, with one deputy seen using pepper spray on a woman filming the incident. The footage has sparked anger and calls for the deputies involved to be fired. The sheriff's department has called the video "disturbing" and is conducting an investigation, while the deputies have been reassigned pending further review. Community activists are demanding an end to police brutality in the area.
Topics:nation#body-worn-cameras#investigation#law-enforcement#los-angeles-county-sheriffs-department#protest#use-of-force
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