GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The Greensboro Police Department held a press conference on Thursday after video of an arrest circulated online this week.

On Wednesday, police shared details of an arrest after a video began circulating, where they say a man that they were attempting to arrest under suspicion of drug charges resisted arrest and allegedly assaulted an officer during the course of the arrest.

A video showed the officer striking the man, which the Greensboro Police Department stated were suprascapular strikes, which is “a blow to the suprascapular nerve, which can cause immediate pain and temporary paralysis of the arm,” to the man’s back shoulder area to get him to release his arm after he freed himself from handcuffs while struggling.

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