Key keywords: Brooklyn police beating incident, NYPD excessive force investigation, caught-on-camera police brutality, bloody civilian-recorded police assault, viral Brooklyn police violence video, New York police misconduct probe, Bed-Stuy police violence The incident unfolded at approximately 9:15 p.m. last Saturday near the intersection of Fulton Street and Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, after two NYPD officers pulled over 32-year-old local resident Jamal Carter, claiming they suspected he was in possession of a controlled substance. Footage captured by multiple bystanders, which has since gone viral across Twitter, TikTok and Instagram with over 14 million views as of Wednesday, shows the officers tackling Carter to the sidewalk within seconds of approaching him, without giving him time to comply with their orders. The graphic video shows both officers punching Carter repeatedly in the face and head as he lies face down on the ground, screaming and begging them to stop, repeatedly stating “I don’t have a weapon, I’m not fighting you.” Large pools of blood are visible on the concrete surrounding Carter as bystanders yell at the officers to halt their attack, with one witness heard shouting “You’re going to kill him, he’s not resisting!” When emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene, Carter was transported to Kings County Hospital with a fractured skull, a broken orbital bone, and 27 stitches for lacerations across his face and scalp; he remains in stable condition as of Thursday. An initial statement released by the NYPD claimed Carter had resisted arrest and struck one of the officers in the face before he was subdued, a claim directly contradicted by all publicly available footage and statements from 11 independent witnesses who were at the scene. The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board has launched a full independent investigation into the incident, and the two involved officers have been placed on modified administrative duty pending the results of the probe. Local civil rights groups have organized two protests outside the local NYPD precinct since the video was released, calling for the immediate termination of the two officers, the public release of all full body-worn camera footage from the incident, and felony assault charges against the pair. Carter’s legal team announced Wednesday that they plan to file a $25 million civil lawsuit against the NYPD and the City of New York for excessive force and civil rights violations, adding that they are calling on the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office to convene a grand jury to review the case as soon as possible. This incident comes amid growing scrutiny of NYPD use of force policies, following three other high-profile excessive force cases in New York City in the last six months that have resulted in serious injury to unarmed civilians.