The New York City Police Department opened an investigation into officers who accelerated their police cars into protesters blocking their way, Mayor Bill de Blasio said
Monday.
On Saturday officers driving two NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn drove into protesters who stood in front and threw objects at them. A video of the incident was posted to social media. The protesters were part of large-scale demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last week.
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