A video circulating on social media of a live news clip showing a young, Atlanta couple being pulled out of their vehicle by a gang of cops has people demanding answers.
The video was captured by CBS 46 Saturday night, reportedly after curfew was enacted in the city. It wasnt immediately clear why officers targeted the couple, who appeared to be sitting in traffic, but people are accusing the cops of harshly enforcing the citys 9 p.m. curfew on the couple.
The young woman in the vehicle is reportedly a Spelman College student. Spelmans SGA twitter account identified the woman as Taniyah Pilgrim and her boyfriend as Messiah Young.
The schools SGA issued the following statement on the arrests of Pilgrim and Young: Spelmans 79yh Student Government Association (SGA) is deeply disturbed at the excessive force that the Atlanta Police Department exercised against our Spelman sister Taniyah Young, and Morehouse brother, Messiah Young. We are actively communicating with Spelmans senior administration and student leaders across the Atlanta University Center (AUC) to retrieve all of the facts on this developing case and keep you abreast.
The video was shared widely across social media overnight but Atlanta police have not publicly addressed the matter and it wasnt immediately clear what charges, if any, the couple were being held on.
A search in Fulton Countys inmate system didnt turn out results for either Pilgrim or Young.
Well keep you posted on any updates.
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