Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle says a viral video of a police officer beating a man is "extremely disturbing" and unacceptable.

Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Tuggle said he has accepted the officer's resignation.

The video showed the officer repeatedly punching a man in the head and body as he tackled him to the ground.

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