Protesters Hit In Times Square Collision File Police Report

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Two males have filed a police report alleging that they have been injured by the motive force who plowed into a Black Lives Matter protest in Instances Sq. on Thursday, the NYPD confirmed.

The lads, ages 38 and 35, informed police they suffered non-life threatening accidents once they have been hit by the black Ford Taurus because it sped right into a crowd of demonstrators on forty sixth Avenue, NYPD spokesperson Sergeant Jessica McRorie informed Patch.

Sanford Rubenstein, an legal professional for the victims, mentioned their accidents included broken bones and cuts that required stitches, in keeping with Gothamist. In a information convention in Instances Sq. on Saturday, Rubenstein mentioned he was not naming his purchasers on account of fears of retribution by Trump supporters, and added that three extra victims have been anticipated to file their very own report, Gothamist reported.

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea mentioned final week that the division was investigating the collision, however was unable to cost the motive force except victims got here ahead. The division mentioned Saturday that an investigation is ongoing.

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A police spokesperson informed Gothamist final week that the Taurus was full of pro-police counterprotesters who had been requested to go away the world. Officers had ushered the group by means of a close-by resort parking zone however “missed the flip,” main them to drive towards the group, Gothamist reported.

The NYPD has denied that the automotive belonged to them. A number of elected officials have pledged to research the collision, together with State Sen. Brad Hoylman, who represents Midtown, and who asked Shea and Mayor Invoice de Blasio whether or not any NYPD officers have been contained in the car, and why police had escorted the group.

In an appearance on Good Day New York Friday morning, Shea mentioned police have been nonetheless investigating whether or not a criminal offense had been dedicated. He added that “we’ve got quite a lot of data” concerning the incident, together with an concept of who was contained in the automotive.

A number of hundred demonstrators had gathered in Instances Sq. to protest the killing of Daniel Prude, a Rochester man who died of asphyxiation in March after law enforcement officials put a hood over his head and pressed his face into the pavement for 2 minutes.

Video of Prude’s arrest was released last Wednesday by his family and has triggered a brand new spherical of protests, as his household requires the law enforcement officials concerned to be fired and charged with homicide. New York Lawyer Normal Letitia James is investigating Prude’s loss of life.