A protester assaulted a group of New York Police Department police officers, including the department’s highest-ranking uniformed member, on Wednesday during a demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge, according to police and footage of the attack.
The New York Police Department tweeted around 12:30 pm that at least three officers were injured by someone swinging a long object at officers while placing someone under arrest on the opposite side of one of the fences. from the bridge.
A police department spokesman said Department Chief Terence Monahan is the other member of the white-shirted department seen in the video with the group at the time of the attack and suffered a hand injury that does not endanger the lifetime.
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The video shows someone from the group along the bridge approaching the edge of the fence, leaning over and striking officers huddled against the barrier.
Three officers suffered serious injuries, the tweet says.
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Monahan was one of the members of the New York police who was praised for kneeling with protesters during a demonstration in the city on June 1.
It was not immediately clear if the video showed the only incident of violence or if others had occurred off camera.
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