Shocking cellphone footage emerges of bystanders attacking a Nashville police officer as he struggles with a man, 22, suspected of assaulting a woman
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- Troubling cellphone video shows the moment a group of people began attacking an officer as he tried to arrest a man for an allegedly assault
- Officer Matthew Cammarn was trying to arrest Brian Shannon, 22, when the man began to fight with him
- The men scuffled on the ground and bystanders began pushing and kicking the officer while he was on the ground
- Shannon fled and Cammarn chased after him, despite sustaining a head injury, which later sent him to the hospital
- Shannon was later arrested and Cammarn was released from the hospital
In the video shot on Tuesday, Cammarn can be seen struggling with Brian Shannon, 22, on the ground of the complex as a crowd gathers around the men.
Cammarn witnessed Shannon allegedly assault a woman and the officer approached the 22-year-old to confront him.
When Cammarn tried to take Shannon into custody, the fight broke out.
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