"America is supposed to value all of its citizens. "I know that my voice being heard is one step that I can take." That's why I'm taking this one," a protester named Shannon told CBS New York earlier Saturday. Authorities also say a rear window was smashed in an incident on Madison Avenue. O'Neill also said there were numerous reports of fireworks being set off on Madison Avenue and the Brooklyn Bridge. The officers' injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said. One person was arrested for disorderly conduct. We cannot have our officers assaulted," O'Neill said.
"This is where we have to step in and make arrests. Authorities discovered a bag containing hammers and a black mask after two NYPD officers were assaulted on the Brooklyn Bridge during protests against police violence Saturday, Dec. The officers were then reportedly assaulted, kicked in the face and head by numerous other protesters, according to authorities.ĭuring that incident, O'Neill said police found a bag containing what appeared to be newly-purchased hammers and a black mask. O'Neill said two officers were assaulted on the Brooklyn Bridge.ĬBS New York reported two police saw a man attempting to throw a garbage can onto the roadway and attempted to make an arrest. The people are here to convince the people in power to legislate against this," a man at the rally, who didn't want to give his name, told CBS radio station WINS-AM in New York.Īlthough the protests remained mainly peaceful, a press conference late Saturday night, Chief of Department James P.
"There is a systematic murder of people of color in this country and it's institutionalized racism.
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