Washington D.C. police are investigating after an officer was seen on video lifting up a young woman and pressing her against a car.
Video posted on Twitter by @MacandCheeks on Monday afternoon showed an unidentified male officer holding a pedestrian up against a police cruiser with her feet dangling in the air.
The poster said that police stopped at an intersection near Howard University and the officer immediately grabbed onto the young woman without speaking to her.
It is not immediately clear what words were exchanged afterward, though the woman protests that she works nearby.
The bystander said that the officer and a female colleague did not search or arrest the pedestrian and later drove off.
“We’ve been aware of this video and contacted their commanding officer as we investigate this matter,” the DC Police Department posted on Twitter.
Spokesman Officer Sean Hickman told the Daily News that the officers involved had been identified as members of the 4th District, but did not have further comment about the stop.
The woman’s height and the fact that she was carrying books prompted many social media users to think she was a young teen, though @MacAndCheeks believed she is an adult.
An elementary school is across the street from where the stop took place.
