Two Buffalo police officers suspended after incident in Niagara Square that left protester injured

AND OUR TEAMCOVERAGECONTINUES NOW WITHHANNAH BUEHLER...SHE IS LIVE INDOWNTOWN BUFFALOTONIGHT.NATS:IT'S VIDEO THAT'SBEEN VIEWED AROUNDTHE GLOBECAPTURED BY A WBFOREPORTER INBUFFALO AS CURFEWARRIVES THURSDAYNIGHTTHE FALL-OUT - HASTWO BUFFALO POLICEOFFICERSSUSPENDED WITHOUTPAYAND THE GOVERNORCALLING FOR THEIRJOBS...NATSIT'S 8:15 PM..IN FRONT OF BUFFALOCITY HALL.A GROUP OFPROTESTERS ON ONESIDE-POLICE MOVING IN ONANOTHER..YOU SEE THISMANWHO HAS BEENIDENTIFIED AS 75YEAR-OLD ACTIVISTMARTIN GUGINO WALKUP AND SAYSOMETHING TOPOLICE..HE HAS AHELMET IN HIS HANDYOU THEN SEE ABUFFALO POLICEOFFICERWHO THEI-TEAM HAS LEARNEDIS AARON TORGALSKIPUSH THE MAN TO THEGROUND WITH HISHAND...WE HAVE STOPPEDTHE VIDEO JUST ASGUGINO HITS THEGROUND .

HE CAN BESEEN BLEEDING FROMONE EARSOT:BUFFALO POLICEINITIALLY REPORTEDTHE INCIDENT TO BE A"SKIRMISH" BETWEENOFFICERS ANDPROTESTERS ANDTHAT HE "TRIPPED ANDFELL"BUT THEN VIDEOSURFACED AND TWOHOURS LATERBUFFALOCOMMISSIONERBYRON LOCKWOODSUSPENDED THE TWOOFFICERS INVOLVEDWITHOUT PAY ..SOT: MAYOR BROWNON INCIDENT: HESHOULD NOT HAVEBEEN PUSHEDTHAT PUSH CAUSEDHIM TO FALL BACK ANDSTRIKE HIS HEADI HAVE LEARNED THATEXTERNALDEPARTMENTS ASWELL AS BPDINTERNAL AFFAIRS ARELOOKING AT THEINCIDENT ANDREVIEWING HOURS OFVIDEO FOOTAGE..YOU CAN SEE HEREOFFICER TORGALSKI ISWEARING HISDEPARTMENT-ISSUEDBODY CAMERABUT IT IS UNCLEAR IFIT WAS TURNED ONAND RECORDING.THE BUFFALO POLICEUNION LAWYER SAYSHE WILL LOOK ATCIRCUMSTANCESSURROUNDING THISINCIDENT.SOCIAL MEDIAERUPTED AFTER THEVIDEO SURFACEAND MANY LIKE ERIECOUNTY EXECUTIVEMARK POLONCARZARE CALLING FOR THEREMOVAL OF THEOFFICERS.SOT: YES THEY NEEDTO BE HELDRESPONSIBLE FORTHEIR ACTIONS NOTJUST FIREDI THINK TERMINATIONIS APPROPRIATEWE ALSO KNOW ERIECOUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY JOHNFLYNN ISINVESTIGATING.SOT: I BELIEVE THE DAIS GOING TO DO THERIGHT THING ANDMOVE FORWARD WITHTHE PROSECUTIONWE'VE LEARNEDTHE INCIDENT WOULDHAVE TO GO THROUGHARBITRATION AND ACERTAIN PROCESS--BEFORE THEY WOULDBE OFF THE JOB.ALRIGHT THANKSHANNAH.