Caron Nazario: Windsor police officer fired over pepper-spray traffic stop

• Black and Latino Army officer threatened and knocked down
• Statement says Windsor prides itself in its small-town charm'
• Governor Northam calls for state police investigation

One of two police officers accused of pepper-spraying and pointing their guns at a Black US army officer during a traffic stop has been fired, a Virginia town announced late on Sunday, hours after the governor called for an independent investigation.

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