A 75-year-old protester injured after a Buffalo police officer pushed him during a demonstration in Niagara Square Thursday night is in stable but serious condition as the district attorney’s office investigates the incident that was captured on video.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, multiple videos taken by reporters and bystanders show a police officer pushing an elderly man, causing him to fall backwards onto a sidewalk. In the videos, the man is seen bleeding from the head or ear, and remains still on the pavement as police officers walk past him without appearing to offer any aid.
WARNING: GRAPHIC, DISTURBING VIDEOS:
Just about an hour ago, police officers shove man in Niagara Square to the ground (WARNING: Graphic). Video from: @MikeDesmondWBFO pic.twitter.com/JBKQLvzfET
— WBFO (@WBFO) June 5, 2020
Current situation in #Buffalo as police work to enforce the 8 p.m. curfew in Niagara Square. Caution: there is some vulgar language in the video. Tune to @SPECNewsBuffalo for the latest. Video Courtesy: Photojournalist Anthony Nelson pic.twitter.com/nP4AXgQGeR
— Katie Gibas (@KatieGibasTV) June 5, 2020
Later Thursday night, the Buffalo Police Department suspended two officers involved in the incident, without pay.
On Friday, a reporter with Spectrum News Buffalo shared a statement from the Erie County District Attorney’s office, saying that the D.A. was investigating the incident that left the unidentified man with a head injury. According to the statement, the man was unable to give his own statement to authorities from the hospital on Thursday night, though he is reportedly alert as of late Friday morning.
We just received this statement from @DAErieCountyNY on the shoving of the 75-year-old man. https://t.co/xTXWCyhvmV pic.twitter.com/n4nF56DPLa
— Stephen Marth (@StephenMarth) June 5, 2020
County leaders say he is still in serious but stable condition at the ECMC and he is "alert and oriented."
— Stephen Marth (@StephenMarth) June 5, 2020
Reporters from multiple news outlet have confirmed that the injured man is 75 years old.
Another reporter from Spectrum News Buffalo shared new video of the man falling, taken from across the street. The reporter said on Twitter that the video was taken at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, a half-hour after Buffalo’s 8 p.m. curfew began.
Warning: graphic video. This is what our @SPECNewsBuffalo crews captured last night as #Buffalo #police were enforcing the curfew. 2 Buffalo police officers have been suspended. The man is still in serious but stable condition. pic.twitter.com/LMon0hUYVg
— Katie Gibas (@KatieGibasTV) June 5, 2020
CrimeOnline will provide further updates when more information is available.
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