Orlando officers pepper spray women in hair weave melee outside salon
5:37 PM, Oct 11, 2014
6:30 PM, Oct 11, 2014
ORLANDO – Orlando police officers used pepper spray on a crowd of women outside a beauty supply store after the women started pushing and shoving in an attempt to get inside.
Police officers were called to the Beauty Exchange store Friday after a crowd outside the store grew to several dozen women.
Orlando television station WKMG reports that the store was giving away free hair extensions that normally sell from $55 to $100.
Surveillance video shows two police officers shooting the pepper spray at the crowd after the women ignored orders by the officers to back up.
Some customers say the officers overreacted.
A police spokeswoman says the pepper spray was used to gain control of the crowd.
See the embarrassing video here: http://www.wptv.com/news/state/orlando- ... side-salon