In an incident similar to the beating of Rodney King, Los Angeles police officers have been captured on videotape beating a man after it appears he tried to surrender. The tape shows one officer kicked the man in the head and then hit him in the neck and upper back at least 11 times with a flashlight. The beating was filmed by a news helicopter. The incident began when the man attempted to flee police on foot. He was unarmed. Civil rights activist Najee Ali said “Here we go again. This is Rodney King all over again.” Los Angeles Police chief William Bratton said “There is no denying that it looks very bad from what is seen on the video.” Bratton said the incident would be investigated.