The group was protesting the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man killed during an incident with police in March, when a car rammed into the crowd.
NEW YORK — Police are still searching for a suspect Friday after a car rammed through a crowd of protesters in Times Square during a rainy Thursday evening demonstration.
The group had been chanting messages protesting social injustice when a car horn begins to blare and the sedan comes into frame. The car stops in front of two cyclists then plows ahead as the crowd chases after it. Car drives through protesters, Times Square, New York City, Thursday, September 3, 2020 pic.twitter.com/yMadwNYJSIAntonetti said there were no injuries, though some social media users who tweeted video from the scene said a few minor injuries occurred. NYPD said on Twitter on Thursday that there were no complaints and that anyone who was injured should come forward.
Story continuesThe protests Thursday in Times Square were calling for justice for Daniel Prude, a Black man who died from asphyxia during an incident with Rochester, New York, police in March.
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