Martin Gugino stands in front of Buffalo City Hall, near where he was knocked to the ground by two Buffalo Police officers resulting in a fractured skull, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the incident that was captured on a video that went viral.Â
Video captured by WBFO on June 4, 2020 show two Buffalo police officers shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground during a protest in front of City Hall, causing an injury that left him bleeding from his ear. The two officers have been suspended without pay and a full Internal Affairs investigation has been ordered. The man who was shoved was in serious, but stable condition at ECMC in Buffalo as of Friday morning.
The protester's federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Buffalo and members of the Buffalo Police Department won't get to trial "any time before 2024 at the earliest," a judge said.
Eight months after two Buffalo police officers were suspended and charged with felonies for pushing Martin Gugino to the ground in front of City Hall, a grand jury decided not to indict them.
Martin Gugino stands in front of Buffalo City Hall, near where he was knocked to the ground by two Buffalo Police officers resulting in a fractured skull, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the incident that was captured on a video that went viral.Â
