New York Police Officers Suspended After Pushing 75-Year-Old Protester to Ground

New York Police Officers Suspended After Pushing 75-Year-Old Protester to Ground
A Buffalo police officer appears to shove a man who walked up to police, in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 4, 2020. Mike Desmond/WBFO via AP
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Two New York police officers have been suspended without pay after they were caught on camera pushing a 75-year-old protester to the ground, causing what appeared to be a head injury.

In video footage captured by local public radio station WBFO, the 75-year-old protester can be seen walking towards a line of Buffalo Police Department officers in riot gear, before he is shoved by one officer with a baton, and another who pushes him with his hand.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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