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Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins and the Boston Police Department are investigating the actions of Boston police officers at the protest against police brutality in May that took a violent turn after the planned event ended.
The allegations are based on roughly 70 hours of body camera footage obtained by the National Lawyers Guild, which is representing four protesters charged with crimes stemming from the night of May 31 into the morning of June 1.
"Several of the videos present troubling scenes that merit further examination, which is what the office is doing," DA's office spokesman Matt Brelis said in a statement. "DA Rollins takes this very seriously."
One clip appears to show a police officer saying he hit protesters with his car. When the officer wearing the camera notified his colleague that the body camera was recording, the officer changed his story, saying he didn't hit anybody.
A spokesman for the Boston Police Department said actions by officers seen in the videos are under investigation, but declined to comment further.