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The horror of beating witness to the police catch video

SANTA ANA, California – Six police officers were placed on leave after video surveillance have arisen witnesses expressing horror moments after seeing a man homeless, beaten to death, allegedly by agents.

Kelly Thomas, 37, died five days after an altercation with officers Fullerton, California, the Fullerton Transportation Center.

His father, Ron Thomas, made an emotional appearance at the Fullerton City Council meeting Tuesday night with more than 200 members of the community who demanded answers, NBC Los Angeles reported.

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When speaking to the Town Hall, Thomas refers to audio of the alleged altercation that was posted online on You Tube, NBC, Los Angeles, said.

“Listen to my son begging these officers,” Please, please please God, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, “”, said Thomas. “And then the last words of life —”Papa, papa.”" I want to that hear you that for the rest of your life, as I do. ?

Thomas said that his son had been a normal teenager who aspires to be a wildland firefighter until he begins to exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia early twenties.

The police officers involved in the altercation were placed on administrative leave with pay Tuesday and given duty of Office in a decision after the new surface, NBC Los Angeles reported surfaced video surveillance. New video shows the witnesses recounting a bus driver that officers had used an electric pistol and beating the man.

In the video taken on an Orange County Transportation Authority bus, passengers say officers shelling face Kelly Thomas’ and like him, he cried for his father.

The video, first made public Monday, was obtained through a request for public records by friends blog for future of the Fullerton.

Agents to Thomas, who was suffering from schizophrenia, July 5 while it investigates reports of a man Rob cars near the Fullerton Transportation Center.

An emotional outcry
The members of the public anger expressed their frustration on the death of Thomas’ three hour-plus meeting and demanded responses from city officials.

As the meeting began, city attorney Richard Jones, said that the municipal Council and not the Chief of police will make the final decision on any more disciplinary action taken against the police officers involved, the Orange County Register reported.

The meeting was only standing, more than 70 Council, while another 50 people who could not enter the meeting watched the proceedings of a TV in the lobby of City Hall. Some of the speakers called the resignation of the Chief of Police Fullerton Michael Sellers, in accordance with the registry.

On the video surveillance of the bus, passengers boarding a bus that arrived minutes after the confrontation tell the driver what they see.

A woman who seems upset tells the driver: “cops are kicking this poor guy over there.” … It is almost to Midway dead. ?

A witness of male, said the man, later identified as Thomas, was sitting on a bench, when he was approached by two officers and linked the. The man said police used a weapon to Thomas six times.

Incident under investigation
Police have said Thomas escaped as officers tried to search his backpack, triggering an altercation which eventually six officers whose names have not been released. An officer was initially placed on administrative leave with pay. Sellers decided to do the same for the other five officers Tuesday, Sergeant Andrew Goodrich, a department spokeswoman, told the Associated Press.

He said that he did not know what prompted the decision of the head.

Thomas suffered serious head and neck injuries and was removed from life support on 10 July. On Wednesday, a small group of demonstrators marched outside the police station with posters showing Thomas’ bloodied and swollen face after the altercation.

Goodrich said the investigation was handed to the Office of the Orange County district attorney and the officers will remain on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

“This is what we called moment that happened on 5 July,” said Goodrich. “We expect the investigation to complete as much as someone else is.”

Goodrich has refused to comment on the videotape and refused to say whether the city had its own tape of monitoring showing the incident.

Investigating district attorney interviewed more than 80 witnesses and await the results of Toxicology tests before deciding to file criminal charges, said Susan Schroeder, Chief of staff of the Agency.

“It is very important that there is a trial, that witnesses may testify of what they see as a witness, not what they see on television or in the media,” said Schroeder, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

An autopsy conducted last month was conclusive on the cause of death. Further tests are ongoing.

The FBI launched an investigation to know if officers violated rights civilians Thomas’, said Laura Eimiller, spokesman for the FBI.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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