Vehicle Strikes Protester at Breonna Taylor Demonstration in Buffalo, New York

A pickup truck ran into a protester while driving through a crowd in Buffalo, New York on September 23. The crowd was demonstrating against the indictment announcement in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.

According to local news reports a protester on a bicycle was struck by the vehicle during protests at Niagara Square.

This video shows the moment the pickup drives through the crowd before hitting the protester. Some members of the crowd give chase and catch up to the vehicle, where they berate the driver. The driver calls to police for help.

Former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree. Hankison’s bond was set at $15,000. Hankison was fired from the police force on June 23 for his role in the shooting death of Taylor.

Sgt Jonathan Mattingly and detective Myles Cosgrove, the two other officers who fired their weapons while trying to serve a search warrant on Taylor’s apartment in the early hours of March 13, were not charged. Credit: Brandan Moses-Bonner via Storyful