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Two cops in Brooklyn<\/a> caught on camera mercilessly beating a man inside a liquor store in a viral video have been placed on modified duty, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch<\/a> said Wednesday.<\/p>\n The city\u2019s top cop made the announcement during an unrelated press conference on April 15 when she was asked about the footage that shows raining down punches on a man inside a business near the corner of Hoyt and Baltic Streets in Cobble Hill just before 4 p.m. on April 14.<\/p>\n Sources close to the investigation told amNewYork that the NYPD undercover operation into reported community complaints about drug sales in the area. During the buy-and-bust sting, police arrested one man, identified as Joshua Ramos, for allegedly selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer.<\/p>\n Ramos was allegedly spotted handing the provided cash payment to another individual who fled when police moved in. Officers then located the man, who fit the description of that individual, inside the liquor store located across the street from where the sale occurred.<\/p>\n