The Washington Post reports the incident occurred on Monday near Howard University. A spokeswoman from the Washington, D.C. police department told the newspaper an investigation is currently underway.
“We’ve been made aware of the video and contacted their commanding officer,” spokeswoman Rachel Schaerr told the newspaper.
Fox 5 managed to track down the woman. She gave a brief interview, telling the reporter she believes the officer thought she was a threat because she was involved in an argument with a man when the officer approached her.