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Fresno Police Officers Videotaped Beating Homeless Man

HeadlineFeb 12, 2009

In California, the Fresno Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a video was aired showing two Fresno police officers beating a homeless man. The video shows a police officer hitting the homeless man four times in the face while he was restrained on the ground.

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