CLEVELAND - A photo of a Cleveland police officer pointing a gun at two women is going viral after it was posted on Reddit over the weekend but the police department says the incident involved people who were wanted criminals.
A woman who was attending the Puerto Rican festival downtown Sunday snapped the photos and posted them on Twitter.
She told newsnet5.com that a woman driving a car rear-ended a truck and then tried to push past him. When she couldn't get away, the woman and multiple other people got out of the car, the witness said.
When the officer arrived, the person who took the photo said he drew his gun, pushed the woman into the back of the car and handcuffed her.
Cleveland police Lt. Ali Pillow said the people involved were wanted in connection with two or three hit and run crashes. He said multiple arrests were made at the scene Sunday and several charges were filed, including OVI.
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