Some New York Police Dept. officers are expected to be suspended for their sometimes violent interactions with people protesting the death of George Floyd, New York City Police Commissioner Shea says.
Some New York Police Department officers are expected to be suspended for their sometimes violent interactions with people protesting the death of George Floyd, New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said Thursday.
Shea pleaded with politicians to calm the rhetoric against the NYPD, noting that officers have not seriously injured any protesters, but officers have been shot at, stabbed, hit over the head with a fire extinguisher, and other forms of violence. The impromptu news conference held without Mayor Bill de Blasio and at a police headquarters surrounded by barricades and officers in riot helmets was conciliatory and direct.
Before the news conference, video of attacks on police were shown, starting with dramatic body camera video of the Wednesday night attack with officers yelling for a tourniquet. Shea called attacks on police over the past week a deeply troubling trend and said,"This is a pattern that has been growing and has reached a fever pitch."Sign Up
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