Buffalo, N.Y., protester in serious condition after being shoved to ground by police; 2 officers involved suspended without pay
Video from Buffalo, N.Y., has sparked outrage as a 75-year-old protester was shoved to the ground and seriously injured by police officers. Two angles of the incident captured by local media outlets Spectrum News and WBFO show the demonstrator bleeding after hitting his head on the sidewalk as bystanders plead for assistance. Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown has announced that two officers involved in the incident have been suspended without pay.
Video Transcript
- [INAUDIBLE]
- Move!
- Push them back!
- What.
- He is leaking.
- He's bleeding out of his ear. He's bleeding out of his ear.
- Hold the line! [INAUDIBLE]
- He's bleeding out of his ear.
- Grab these two guys right now.
- Get a med--
- [INAUDIBLE]
- Move!
- He's bleeding out of his ear. He's bleeding out of his ear. [INAUDIBLE] He's bleeding out of his ear.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
[AUDIBLE SMACK]
- Move!
- He is leaking.
- He's bleeding out of his ear. He's bleeding out of his ear.
- Hold the line!
- We're volunteers!
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- He's bleeding out of his ear!
- Grab these two guys right now.
- Get a medic.
- What the [INAUDIBLE] you walking out [INAUDIBLE]
- Oh, shit.
- Back up.
- Get off the steps. Let's go.
- No, he's bleeding! And they're doing nothing! He needs medical attention.
- [INAUDIBLE]
