Two police officers in Buffalo, New York, were suspended without pay Thursday after video showed them pushing a 75-year-old man, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the sidewalk, a Buffalo Police Department spokesman tells CNN.
The man is hospitalized in serious but stable condition, DeGeorge said Friday.FOLLOW LIVE PROTEST UPDATESThe demonstrators in Niagara Square were, like those across the country, calling for racial justice after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.Based on initial video, police issued a statement that said the man tripped and fell, DeGeorge said.
I've spoken with Buffalo @MayorByronBrown and we agree that the officers involved should be immediately suspended pending a formal investigation.— Andrew Cuomo June 5, 2020 Mayor Byron Brown tweeted called the incident"disheartening" and said his thoughts were with the victim.
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