A march advocating police reform in Salt Lake City and county turned chaotic Sunday as multiple people were detained and allegedly pepper sprayed and tased by police officers in Cottonwood Heights.
A nearly 40-minute video shot live on Facebook by Cottonwood Heights city councilwoman Tali Bruce shows dozens of people marching and chanting down a residential street. A few minutes later, the march was stopped by police asking them to move from the street to the sidewalk.
After several minutes of discussion, the march continued on the sidewalk before moving back to the street. That’s when police officers and protesters were shown confronting and yelling at one another.
One officer is shown lifting a young woman into the air and slamming her into the lawn in front of a home. The woman says “I can’t see” three times.
Later, a couple of officers are shown tacking a shirtless man to the ground and detaining him. Near the fracas, an officer is shown spraying a man in the face. The man fell to the ground, face in both hands, and writhed in pain.
Attempts to reach the Cottonwood Heights Police Department and Bruce for comment were not immediately returned.
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