In the footage, the cop can be seen punching the girl while another officer can be seen attempting to break up the fight. The fight initially took place near Edwin Markham Middle School at around 2:45 pm on Tuesday.

NYPD officers were reportedly at a foot post near Willowbrook Road and Forest Avenue and intervened to break-up a fight between the two girls.

An NYPD spokesman also issued a statement surrounding the incident and said:

The teenager, Kyonna Robinson, told the New York Post that she expected the cops to stop the fight but the officers allegedly got into the fight themselves:

She also shared that the officer hit her 11 times after she hit him twice following a scuffle:

Robinson further reiterated:

She also shared details of her injuries while speaking to the publication:

Robinson also criticized Nicholas Scalzo and the NYPD in her statement:

She added that the cops first arrived when her 12-year-old sister Kaila was trying to break up the school yard fisticuffs. Both the girls were arrested but later released without any criminal charges.

What is known about Nicholas Scalzo?

Nicholas Scalzo is an American cop who currently works with the New York Police Department. He recently made news after a video of him pummeling a teenage girl in response to a school fight went viral on social media.

The officer was reportedly suspended without pay following the incident. Scalzo earned immediate criticism for his actions with the teenage girl’s mother Taneesha Robinson, telling The New York Post that the cop’s behavior was “upsetting”:

She also said that the incident was shocking and unexpected. New York mayor Eric Adams also condemned Nicholas Scalzo’s actions saying he was “not pleased” with what he witnessed in the video.

The mayor added that Scalzo’s footage was being analyzed as part of the internal probe into the incident”

Adams also noted that he first noticed the video on Instagram and confirmed that the commissioner immediately suspended Scalzo in the wake of the incident:

A police source told The Post that the teenager hit Nicholas Scalzo first before the latter attacked her. However, the source also acknowledged that the cop “overreacted” and used extreme force against the girl:

However, Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch asked people to not rush their judgment based on a “few seconds of video”:

While not much is known about Nicholas Scalzo’s personal life, reports suggest that in August 2013 he was injured during a brawl between revelers and officers in Mariners Harbor.

The Staten Island Advance reported that the cop was kicked and knocked to the ground during the fight and suffered a concussion and cuts to the hand.

The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau investigated the situation and confirmed that Nicholas Scalzo was suspended without pay for up to 30 days.

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