Police assault on senior in Buffalo during protest (Screenshot from viral video)
After they were shown on video shoving a 75-year old man to the ground who approached them during a protest, two Buffalo, New York police officers were suspended without pay.
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Martin Gugino was injured and bleeding when the team of officers walked past him without rendering any aid.
The city’s African American mayor says that he’s disappointed in the actions of the officers, who remained employed by the city’s police department.
The Buffalo police continue to actively work with the New York State Police and other cooperating agencies.”
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“I would say I think the city should pursue firing [the officers],” Cuomo said in a press conference.
