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Anti-police protesters in New York City surround a car outside the 6th Precinct before it speeds off, hitting one of them
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| Courtesy of Skidmark, the Daily Mail identifies the driver: |
Son, 18, of retired NYPD detective is charged after 'ramming his BMW through a group of BLM protesters surrounding his car outside a Manhattan police station'
- Justin Burgos, 18, was behind the wheel of his BMW, when he pierced through the group of protesters on their bicycles in the West Village
- The incident occurred around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday night during a protest to demand a cop be fired over the alleged assault of a gay black man in 2013
- Footage uploaded to social media depicts Burgos allegedly accelerating through the crowd, clipping two protesters as he sped away
- As a result, an 18-year-old protester was hit by Burgos BMW and treated at the scene for an injured right knee, police said.
- Police arrested Burgos near the intersection of Grove and Bleecker streets and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident among other charges
- On Thursday, Burgos was freed without bail at arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court
- According to a police source, Burgos is the son of an NYPD deputy inspector who retired from the department in 2018
Posted by: Fred 2021-07-23 |
