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    2 Buffalo Police Officers Charged With Shoving Protester To Ground

    Two officers have been charged with second-degree assault, as the fallout spreads from a video showing the 75-year-old man injured. The officers' entire unit has requested reassignment.
    by Colin Dwyer Jun 06, 2020 2 minutes

    Updated at 12:53 p.m. ET

    Prosecutors have handed down charges for the two Buffalo Police officers seen apparently shoving an elderly protester in a graphic video earlier this week.

    Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Saturday that officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski are facing one count each of second-degree assault. Both officers have pleaded not guilty.

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