Editor’s note: Details of the story may be disturbing to some readers.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A video involving Savannah Police officers arresting a man is gaining a lot of attention on social media for what many saying was an excessive use of force.

The suspect shown in the video is 18-year-old Joshua Watson. A Savannah Police Department (SPD) spokesperson said he was known to be on bond for illegal possession of a firearm and was a person of interest in a recent aggravated assault at Frazier Homes.

Officers said Watson took off on a bike and then on foot after police stopped him. In the video, you can hear officers talk about the suspect having a gun in his belt and stopping him from reaching for that gun.

Near the end of the video, something falls out of the suspect's waistband, and

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