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.

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.

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.