Buffalo police shoving incident
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On June 4, 2020, amid the George Floyd protests in New York state, police officers from the Buffalo Police Department pushed 75-year-old Martin Gugino during a confrontation in Buffalo's Niagara Square, causing him to fall to the ground which left him bleeding from the ear.[1] Gugino was seriously injured, sustaining a brain injury, and was still unable to walk nearly two weeks later.[2][3][4] He was hospitalized for nearly four weeks.[5]
![]() Reporter Michael Desmond of WBFO filmed Buffalo police pushing Gugino to the ground. When an officer went to check on Gugino, another officer pulled him away. | |
Date | June 4, 2020 |
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Location | Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York |
Non-fatal injuries | Concussion and skull fracture |
Arrests | 2 Buffalo police officers charged with felony assault, not convicted |
Two Buffalo police officers were charged with felony assault in connection with the incident; they pleaded not guilty.[6] Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator Chuck Schumer condemned police conduct in the incident.[7] President Donald Trump spread false and unfounded conspiracy theories about Gugino in his response to the incident on Twitter.[8][9][10][11] On February 11, 2021, Erie County district attorney John Flynn announced that a grand jury had dismissed the charges against the officers.[12]