A viral video that captured sheriff’s deputies punching a Black man during a Florida traffic stop is sparking outrage —and prompting authorities to launch an investigation into the February incident.

A cell phone video showing a White police officer in Jacksonville, Florida, striking a Black man in the face during a February traffic stop before officers dragged the driver from his car has sparked outrage online as conflicting accounts of the incident have emerged.

Civil rights advocates condemned the sheriff's department in Jacksonville, Florida, after a video of officers punching a Black man and throwing him to the ground during a February traffic stop went viral online.