An on-duty Maryland Transit Administration police officer was knocked unconscious on Friday afternoon near a subway station in West Baltimore.
Video of the incident began circulating widely on social media, depicting people standing over the officer saying he was “always talking [expletive]" and got “knocked the [expletive] out." In another clip, city officers can be seen tending to him while the man filming says they are “next.”
A police officer in West Baltimore was assaulted and knocked out as onlookers celebrate the violence and promise other cops that they're next. pic.twitter.com/2AK6WKUofE
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 10, 2020
MTA spokeswoman Veronica Battisti confirmed that an officer was assaulted at the Upton Metro Station and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Baltimore Sun.
MDOT MTA Police said they were investigating the incident and anyone with information was asked to call 410-454-7720.
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