The fatal beating of Robert Brooks — which was captured on horrifying body cam video from NYC corrections officers — is being investigated by the FBI, TMZ has learned.
The federal agency said in a statement to TMZ … “The FBI Albany Field Office and the Department of Justice are reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Robert L. Brooks to determine the appropriate federal response. As this is an ongoing review, we are not able to comment further at this time.”
The major development comes one day after body cam footage of corrections officers brutally beating a restrained Brooks — who died hours later — was released by the New York State Attorney General … showing officers hitting the bloodied man repeatedly.
The shocking video shows Robert Brooks — an inmate serving a 12-year sentence for first-degree assault — repeatedly being punched and kicked … and, one man appears to gag him with a towel.
