The elderly protester who was pushed to the ground by police in disturbing video has been described by a friend as a “frail” and “gentle” man.
Now, the entire Buffalo police Emergency Response Team has resigned in solidarity with the two officers, who wereThe 75-year-old man who was captured in shocking video being pushed to the ground by police officers in Buffalo has been identified as Martin Gugino.
The video taken by a reporter from the local public radio station WBFO, showed Mr Gugino approaching a line of officers in riot gear. One officer pushes him with a baton and a second one with his hand. The sound of a crack is heard and then blood trickles from his head. “I was deeply disturbed by the video,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said in a statement. “After days of peaceful protests and several meetings between myself, police leadership and members of the community, tonight’s event is disheartening.”
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