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Cambridge Police Will Conduct Internal Review After Arrest Of Black Harvard Student

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A screenshot from an onlooker's video of the arrest on Friday night (Courtesy of Cambridge Police)
A screenshot from an onlooker's video of the arrest on Friday night (Courtesy of Cambridge Police)

The Cambridge Police Department said it will conduct an internal review following the controversial arrest of a black Harvard University student over the weekend.

On Friday night, police officers confronted 21-year-old Selorm Ohene. He was naked and standing on a traffic median on Massachusetts Avenue. In a video released by Cambridge Police, officers are seen tackling Ohene. At least one officer strikes him as he's being arrested. Bystanders repeatedly shout "Don't hurt him."

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Simón Ríos, WBUR reporter. He tweets @simonfrios.

This segment aired on April 16, 2018.

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