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Caught on Video: Off-Duty Cop Working LP is Brutally Beaten in an Unprovoked Attack

Surveillance camera has captured the moment a ‘career criminal’ assaulted an off-duty police officer working a second job as a Walmart security guard. James Cunningham, 23, has been charged over the horrific attack on Officer Eric Hansen, which took place in Spartanburg, South Carolina, last Thursday.

Video shows Hansen monitoring the Walmart’s busy self-service area before Cunningham appears on the scene and charges directly towards him. The assailant then pushes the victim to the ground before punching him directly in the face multiple times.

A crowd of shoppers are seen standing stunned as the violent scene unfolds. One customer then works with a Walmart employee to help wrestle Cunningham off of Hansen. The attacker can then be seen sprinting from the scene…  Daily Mail

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