Footage shows a New York Police Department officer getting run over by a driver as violence continued in the city.
In a video shared online, a dark sedan can be seen running over an officer in the Bronx and then speeding off early Tuesday morning.
“That’s a f—ing cop,” a woman can be heard saying in the video. “Oh shit!”
“An NYPD sergeant investigating reports of break-ins on Walton Ave in the Bronx, was the victim of a hit-and-run around 12:45 a.m., police said. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital and is in serious but stable condition. No arrests,” an NBC New York reporter posted on Twitter.
BREAKING: An NYPD sergeant investigating reports of break-ins on Walton Ave in the Bronx, was the victim of a hit-and-run around 12:45a, police said. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital and is in serious but stable condition. No arrests. Viewer sent me video of the incident: pic.twitter.com/Z6Tqdo1YIQ
— Myles N. Miller (@MylesMill) June 2, 2020
The officer was taken to Bellevue Hospital and is expected to survive, according to the New York Post.
The NYPD has not released information on if a suspect is in custody or on the identity of the officer.
Rudy Giuliani called for Mayor Bill de Blasio to step down from office over his handling of the George Floyd riots, saying lives could be lost.
“He’s been a terrible mayor for six-and-a-half, seven years. Terrible. There isn’t a person in the city that will tell you he hasn’t been a terrible mayor. But now we need a vaguely competent mayor because people are going to die if this man doesn’t get out of the way and let the police department do their job,” Giuliani added.
