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•Seattle officer won't be charged for punching woman who was handcuffed. •Punch came after officer was kicked by suspect's boot. •Police union: If kick didn't happen, suspect wouldn't have been punched. •Case now to be investigated for possible officer discipline. KIRO 7 obtained the video viewed also by the the King County Prosecutor’s Office – which helped them determine not to file a criminal charge against a Seattle police officer who punched a woman in the head while she was handcuffed during an arrest. “Evidence reviewed in the case shows that Officer [Adley] Shepherd acted professionally and with restraint up to the point where he was kicked in the head by the suspect as she was being placed into the patrol car,” a statement from Prosecutor Dan Satterberg’s office read.