04/04/2026
📍El Paso, TX
Video captures El Paso officer punching woman during arrest as department launches investigation. Police in El Paso are looking into an incident that gained attention after a video began circulating online showing a tense and physical confrontation between a woman and two officers inside a home.
The footage shows officers struggling with the woman as she screams, while another woman records the situation. During the encounter, the woman being arrested claims she was tased three times and accuses officers of holding her hostage. She can also be heard repeatedly asking for their badge numbers.
At one point in the video, one of the officers appears to punch the woman in the head. Moments later, she is heard yelling, “I can’t breathe.” The woman recording, believed to be her mother, tells officers that her daughter has autism as the situation continues to escalate.
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