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APD addresses widely-spread video of interaction on 6th street

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AUSTIN (KXAN) -- After a video was posted online, which posters claimed was of a transgender woman being taken to the ground by law enforcement, the Austin Police Department (APD) issued a response and posted body camera footage. You can watch the footage here. APD said on March 2, around 2:30 a.m., APD officers "observed a physical disturbance in a crowd of people. Officers identified an intoxicated individual in a black dress that was attempti…

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