Officer Reassigned After Beating Of 16-Year-Old High School Student: Police

FAIRFIELD, CA — A Fairfield police officer has been reassigned, and an independent investigation will be conducted into the beating of a 16-year-old high school student, the city's police chief says.

The moves follow circulation of a video that appeared to show Police Officer Bianca Camacho strike the teen several times in the head when responding to a fight at Fairfield High School on Tuesday.

"In the interest of transparency, an outside organization will conduct an independent investigation of the incident," Chief Dan Marshall said on social media Friday. "The officer has been administratively reassigned in the department as we navigate this emotional and challenging time."

"I am sorry this incident occurred," Marshall said. He didn't identify what outside body would conduct the review or when it would be completed.

"We will carefully evaluate the totality of the investigation's findings, for discipline, additional training, opportunities for improvements, or policy changes within the department," Marshall said.

The chief said his department is working with the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District and community leaders to organize a community meeting on the incident.

The family of the teen, Maurice Williams, said he has suffered from headaches and "dizzy spells" since the incident. His family called for an independent investigation on Friday.

"I want to acknowledge the hurt, concern, and trauma many people have felt after watching the video circulating on social media," Marshall said on social media.

"I understand that incidents like this can be especially emotional given the history of events across the nation, and I recognize why members of our community are asking questions and expressing concerns about this occurring with a young man on a high school campus."

The incident came after a school resource officer responding to a fight called for backup from other officers.

"One of the videos that has circulated depicts an officer striking a male student in the head, and there have been rumors that the student was already handcuffed at the time," Marshall said. "I want to clarify that the student was not handcuffed during the incident."

"The officer delivered several strikes to gain compliance and gain access to his hands so he could be handcuffed," he said.

Bystander footage showed Williams being restrained by School Resource Officer James Lewis when Camacho seizes the student and throws him to the ground, punching him while shouting, "Give me your ******* hands!"

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