Three Cops Placed On Leave After Standing By While Man Begging For Help Drowned

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[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Three police officers in Arizona have been placed on administrative leave after standing by and watching as a man drown in a reservoir in the city of Tempe.

Disturbing bodycam footage has been released of 34-year-old Sean Bickings interacting with cops in the moments leading up to his drowning death following an “alleged fight” with a woman claiming to be his wife. Related: Rapper Trouble Shot Dead At 34 In Tragic Home Invasion The incident occurred back on May 28, in the early hours of the morning, when Tempe cops responded to the reported fight between Bickings and his purported wife, who was identified only as Susan.

Now, bodycam footage from the incident has been released to the public — and people are up in arms over Bickings’ death, with many convinced his drowning was all too preventable.

In the footage, three officers approach the woman, who admits to having some “issues” with her husband but adds he has not been violent towards her.