York, PA - The lawyer of a man allegedly struck by city police said this morning he hopes police conduct a fair and open investigation to let the community know they are taking the allegations seriously.
The allegation came to light in a video posted on YouTube. York City Police Chief Wes Kahley said department investigators are examining the video and trying to find out what happened.
Attorney Clarence Allen said he hopes state police are asked to take over the investigation because it would give the investigation more credibility in the community.
"Don't give me a whitewashed investigation," attorney Clarence Allen said. "Don't pour water on me and tell me it's raining."
Kahley said the video was sent to police Monday.
"We really don't know what happened at this point," he said. "We're investigating the allegation and interviewing the people we need to interview to determine what actually took place."
Allen, at a news conference this morning at his office, said he doesn't want to condemn city police, but said the proliferation of the video -- it has been viewed more than 8,000 times -- has caused a lot of tension in the community and he hopes that can be relieved.
Kahley said that the video needs to be "cleaned up" to get a better look at everyone involved, and also needs to be examined to make sure it wasn't altered in any way.
He also said that police would like to speak with whoever shot the video.
"That would be very helpful and we're trying to identify who that person is," he said. "We'd really like them to come forward to provide us with a better copy of the video."
The video, posted to the site Sunday under the channel name "amonie212," is shot at night and is out-of-focus and jittery. The location is not identified, but vehicles in the video appear to have the markings of York City Police cruisers.
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