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NYPD Says Officers Who Plowed SUVs into Protesters Were Not at Fault

HeadlineJun 23, 2020

The New York City police commissioner on Monday defended the police officers who drove two SUVs into a crowd of protesters during a May 30 demonstration in Brooklyn. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea was questioned by New York Attorney General Letitia James during a public hearing on whether the officers had used excessive force, to which Shea answered “no” and said the officers were complying with the department’s standards.

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