Iran Police Caught On Video Beating Up Man; Run Over Him, Shoot Him Point Blank

Authorities in Iran were caught on video beating and shooting an anti-government protester in the country's capital of Tehran, according to reports.

Footage of the incident that surfaced on social media Tuesday showed around a dozen Iranian police officers kicking the male victim as he was lying on a street at night, the BBC reported.

An officer on a motorcycle also runs over the protester before another one fires a gun at the victim at point-blank range, the two-minute clip showed.

The weapon appeared to be a pellet shotgun, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

What happened to the man afterward is not clear.

It has been suggested that the footage was recorded in Tehran's southern Naziabad neighborhood, the U.S. government-funded outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.

Iran's police force has announced an investigation to identify the offenders involved as well as to determine the exact time and place of the incident.

"The police in no way condone violence and unconventional behavior and offenders will certainly face legal measures according to the rules," the central command of Iran's police said in a statement that was published by state media Wednesday.

Amnesty International's Iranian branch urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the incident, which the organization described as "another horrific reminder that the cruelty of Iran's security forces knows no bounds."

"Amid a crisis of impunity, they're given free rein to brutally beat and shoot protesters," the human rights group said in a statement.

The video showing the police assault in Tehran circulated online amid protests that broke out across Iran over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September.

Amini died in custody after the Guidance Patrol, also known as Iran's morality police, detained her for wearing an "improper hijab."

Iranian authorities attributed the death to a heart attack from natural causes, but reports suggested that Amini died as a result of alleged torture and ill-treatment, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Security forces have killed 277 protesters, including 40 children, since protests over Amini's death began, Norway-based Iran Human Rights said Wednesday. More than 14,000 have reportedly been detained as well.

Authorities have denied involvement in the killings of protesters and blamed them on foreign-backed "infiltrators" and "terrorists," per the BBC.