A Baltimore Police officer was suspended without pay, department officials said Tuesday, after he was seen in a viral video chasing someone with a police cruiser.

The officer, identified as Robert A. Parks, was seen in the video nearly running over a person and driving aggressively in a marked police car in West Baltimore's Park Heights neighborhood.

After the video was shared on social media in late October, Parks initially had his police powers suspended and was working in an administrative capacity, department officials said.

Officer Parks, who has been with the department since 2020, crashed the police car after the chase through an intersection, vacant lot, sidewalk and alleyway.

Baltimore police have not shared information on what led up to the incident.

Internal investigation

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