the fatal beating of Robert Brooks TMZ has learned that it was caught on terrifying body cam footage from a New York City corrections officer.
The FBI said in a statement to TMZ… “The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are investigating Robert L. The facts and circumstances surrounding Brooks’ death to determine the appropriate federal response. As this is an ongoing review, we cannot comment further at this time.”
The main development occurs a day later body camera footage New York State Attorney General Releases Allegation that corrections officers brutally beat a restrained Brooks, who died hours later, has been released by the New York State Attorney General…
The shocking video shows Brooks, an inmate serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault, punching and kicking…

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The footage also shows one officer repeatedly kicking Brooks as the other officers hold him back.At one point, the officers lift Brooks up by his neck… his face is covered in blood and he can’t even support his weight.
Elizabeth MazurAn attorney for Robert Brooks’ family said in a statement to TMZ… “With the Attorney General’s release of these videos, members of the public can now see for themselves Robert L. The horrific and extreme nature of the deadly attack on Brooks. As viewers can see, Mr. Brooks was fatally beaten by a group of officers whose job it was to protect him. He deserved to live, and everyone else who lives in Mars Correctional Institution deserves to know that they don’t have to live with prison officials. by fear of violence”.
We also spoke with the New York State Police … who told us they’re also part of the growing investigation into Brooks’ death.
Brooks’ autopsy results have yet to be released by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office.
We reached out to the corner office on Saturday for any update on the incident…no word back yet.