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Tyron McAlpin was attacked by police responding to a report of a white man causing a disturbance in a store
The Phoenix police department has disciplined three officers who violently used a stun gun on and punched a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy last year.
The department’s interim police chief, Michael Sullivan, announced that he has issued 24-hour unpaid suspensions to the officers who were involved in the arrest of Tyron McAlpin last August, which was filmed on video. Two of the officers will also be required to attend deescalation training, Sullivan said.
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