A Seattle police officer was captured on video in September 2021 rolling his bicycle over the head of a protester lying on the ground.

The cop was put on administrative leave. He was subsequently ordered to serve a seven-day suspension without pay after an investigation by the King County Sheriff's Office.

The city's police watchdog group had requested a criminal investigation.

Video of the incident, taken on Wednesday 24 September and posted on Twitter, shows a protester laying in the street as an officer rolls his bicycle over the protester's head and neck area.

The scene is immediately surrounded by nearby officers. The video and subsequent outrage comes amid tension between anti-racism protesters and police after the Kentucky attorney general announced that no officers would be charged for Breonna Taylor's death.

A Seattle police officer captured on video rolling his bicycle over the head of a protester who was laying in the street is now on administrative leave.

The Seattle Police Department said in a statement Thursday that the actions of the officer -- who has not been identified -- are being investigated independently by the King County Sheriff's Office at the department's request. Earlier on Thursday, the city's police watchdog group said it was requesting a criminal investigation. Video of the incident taken Wednesday night and posted on Twitter shows a protester laying in the street as an officer, who is on foot, rolls his bicycle over the protester's head and neck area.

The scene is immediately surrounded by nearby officers. The video and subsequent outrage comes as tensions rise between protesters against systemic racism and police officers, after the Kentucky attorney general announced on Wednesday that no officers would be charged for Breonna Taylor's death.