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The Cincinnati Police Department released body camera footage Tuesday showing a man attacking an officer over the weekend.

Police said the officer attacked in the video is 16-year veteran Johnny Harris, who will need reconstructive surgery.

Police said Harris was trying to talk with a robbery suspect in the middle of Sixth and Elm Streets.

The suspect, identified as Charlando Peoples, swung a concealed metal pipe at Harris breaking several bones in his face.

In the video, you can see several officers trying to calm Peoples down and get him to surrender.

Peoples continues to yell as he walks around the officers and through the streets.

The video shows officers attempt to subdue Peoples with tasers before he swings the metal pipe at Harris and reaches for a second officer.

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Police were able to subdue and arrest Peoples a few moments later.

Peoples has been charged with felonious assault.

(You can watch the full video below.)

Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge released a statement about the incident.

“I am grateful for the officers on scene who were able to utilize their training and quickly apprehend the suspect to stop him from doing further harm to Officer Harris or another responding officer. Body camera video shows the whole incident happened so quickly and could have ended much differently. This brutal attack is the sad truth of how dangerous this job can be. We are rallying behind Officer Harris and will be here to support him in any way possible as he makes his recovery,” said Theetge.

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Theetge said Harris was assigned to Central Business District unit and is well-known in the community.

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