An investigation has been launched into a confrontation at a community shelter in Queens, New York, where police officers shot and used a Taser on a Venezuelan migrant who was holding his 1-year-old son. The story dates back to last Friday evening, when two police officers were called to the shelter for an argument, as explained by the New York Times which broadcast a video of the violence. In the footage, police can be seen attempting to arrest the man, Yanny Cordero, 47, as he leans against the closed door of the shelter's elevator, his paper clutched in his arms. The video shows one of the officers pulling out a yellow gun, the Taser used against Cordero, before punching him in the head. The police then continue to detain the man, after separating him from his son. They pin his head against a desk and try to throw him to the ground. In the video, the man who allegedly made the video can be heard shouting in Spanish: “That's abuse, bro… don't hit him!” A third officer intervenes and punches Cordero twice in the face. The man is then immobilized and arrested.
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