Overview
- The video shows Brown exit his SUV, swipe at the officer’s hand twice, then get punched twice, fall backward and appear to hit his head.
- The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division identified the officer as nine-year Baltimore County veteran Derek Hadel and said the probe remains active.
- Police records say the Feb. 16 interaction began as a 3:30 a.m. welfare check in Woodlawn after Brown was found asleep behind the wheel and did not follow commands.
- Brown, 56, suffered a broken jaw and nose and severe brain injury, and he died days later after being taken to a hospital.
- Family members and supporters had pressed for the video’s release and greater transparency, saying they were not notified for about 12 hours and disputing early explanations.