Brothers Suing 2 Chicago Cops For Beating Caught On Tape

October 30, 2012 9:40 PM
" CHICAGO (CBS) - Two Chicago police officers are being investigated by the FBI and the Independent Police Review Authority, after beating two brothers at a South Shore storefront. The officers have been relieved of police powers, pending the outcome of the investigation.

Surveillance footage obtained by our CBS 2 Investigators is at the center of that investigation.

CBS 2′s Dave Savini gives you an exclusive look into allegations of police abuse.

The video shows a two-officer tactical unit move in at a store. They are handcuffing people, including Jecque Howard, who said he was working at the store.

“I’m getting a gun pointed at me and punched in my face and kicked in my ribs,” said Jecque Howard.

Howard said the officers never even said why they were there. He said Officer George Stacker was the first to approach him.

“He came to the front and said ‘you work here?’, and I said, ‘yes’. He said ‘well not after today, you’re fired,’” explained Howard.

Howard’s brother, Paul Neal, was working outside the South Shore shop for a government cell phone program at the time "

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