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Phoenix officers punched and shocked a deaf Black man, body camera footage shows

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PHOENIX (AP) — Body camera footage shows Phoenix police officers repeatedly punched and shocked a deaf Black man with a Taser nearly two months ago. They were responding to a call that the man had committed an assault at a convenience store. Tyron Scott McAlpin has been charged with felony resisting arrest and aggravated assault stemming from the Aug. 19 encounter with officers. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Phoenix Police Department said there was nothing that the officers were told or saw to indicate McAlpin was deaf. The department is conducting an internal affairs investigation into the encounter.

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