Video shows police in Buffalo, New York, shoving 75-year-old to ground

ReutersPublished: Jun 5, 2020 5:53 AM

Two Buffalo, New York, police officers were suspended without pay on Thursday after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground, as protests over the police killing of George Floyd continued into their tenth night.

The video, taken by a reporter from local public radio station WBFO and posted on its website and Twitter account, shows the white-haired man approaching a line of officers in riot gear...

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