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Video began circulating this weekend of police punching a 14-year-old black girl and pinning her to the ground in Coral Springs, Florida, on Thursday.
A woman can be heard screaming offscreen in the short video, which shows the young girl lying facedown on the ground.
The video was first posted on Instagram by a woman who said the girl was her cousin. It quickly went viral on Twitter, with many people criticizing the officers' use of force against a 14-year-old girl.
Coral Springs Police released a statement about the incident on Friday, saying the cops had pinned down the girl, whom they did not name, because she was acting "aggressive."
Police said officers were called to the Coral Square Mall by security, who reported "unruly teens...who had been harassing patrons and causing a disturban...
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