A 75-year-old Buffalo man was shoved by police at a protest Thursday night, and fell, hitting his head. He reportedly has a concussion and lacerations, but is expected to recover. Two officers have been suspended without pay. WBFO
Hall to clear the area where a protest was finishing. An unidentified, 75-year-old man was shoved by two officers wearing tactical gear. The man lost his balance and fell to the pavement, audibly hitting his head with blood running out from under his head.
Two medics came forward and treated the victim. They helped put him in an ambulance and he was taken away. The man, Martin Gugino of Amherst, is in serious, but stable condition at ECMC, reportedly with a concussion and lacerations. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said based on the information he was given, the man is expected to recover.
WBFO posted video of the incident on Twitter at 9:13 p.m. Following that posting, department officials said a full Internal Affairs investigation was underway and that Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood had ordered the immediate suspension of the two officers involved, without pay. The officers have not been formally identified, but the name plate of one is visible in the video.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown issued the following statement at 11:05 p.m., saying he was"deeply disturbed by the video": “Tonight, after a physical altercation between two separate groups of protesters participating in an illegal demonstration beyond the curfew, two Buffalo Police officers knocked down a 75-year-old man. The victim is in stable but serious condition at ECMC. I was deeply disturbed by the video, as was Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood. He directed an immediate investigation into the matter, and the two officers have been suspended without pay.
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