RALEIGH, NC. (THECOUNT) — Local news outlets released new video Saturday showing a different angle of an encounter that showed the moments before Raleigh Police officers struck Frederick Hall with a baton.
The incident happened at the intersection of Garner Road & Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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The clip begins with two officers getting up from the ground, with Hall swinging at one officer who then pushes him off.
New video shows moments before officers struck man with baton in Raleigh
Hall, who was not wearing a shirt or shoes during the encounter, continued to throw punches at the two officers during the encounter before a fourth officer pulls up and quickly jumps out of his car.
It appears the officer shot a taser at Hall in an attempt to subdue him, but Hall moved towards the officer.
The officers swung their batons at Hall repeatedly throughout the encounter.
Eventually, the encounter is obstructed by a Raleigh police car.