Officer hit by car

Investigators offer update on last night's incident on Bailey Avenue.

THANK YOU JEFF..NEXT TONIGHT ... NEWINFORMATION ABOUTTHE UNREST LEADINGUP TO THIS MOMENTON BAILEY AVENUE:AN OFFICER, TACKLINGA DEMONSTRATOR,AND A VEHICLEPLOWING THROUGH ACROWD OF PEOPLE.THERE WEREMULTIPLE INJURIESINCLUDING THREEPOLICE OFFICERS.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALITOUHEY..LEADS OFFOUR TEAM COVERAGEON THIS STORY INBUFFALO.

ALI?THOSE MEMBERS OFLAW ENFORCEMENTARE EXPECTED TOSURVIVE...FOLLOWINGANOTHER NIGHT OFLOOTING IN THE CITYOF BUFFALO...THESE ARE THEMOMENTS BEFOREAND AFTER THAT SUVSTRIKES THREEMEMBERS OF LAWENFORCEMENT.THE SCENEUNFOLDING MONDAYNIGHT AROUND 10 P-MON BAILEY AVENUENEAR DECKERSTREET.RINALDO: WHEN YOUHAVE A LARGE CROWD,IT ONLY TAKES ONE TOAGITATE A SITUATIONAND STARTS THE MOBMENTALITY.NAT DAYSIDE PROTESTPEACEFULPROTESTERSMARCHED THROUGHBUFFALO STREETSMONDAY AFTERNOON.BUFFALO MAYORBYRON BROWN SAYSTHESE PROTESTORSHAD ALL GONE HOMEWHEN OTHERSUNAFFILIATED WITHTHE MARCH TOOKADVANTAGE OF THESITUATION...BROWN: FOR SOMEPEOPLE IT WAS ACOVER TO LOOT, TOVANDALIZE, TO THROWROCKS, TO TRY TOINJURE.BUFFALO POLICECAPTAIN JEFFRINALDO SAYS THEYWERE IN THEPROCESS OFDISPERSING A CROWDOF ABOUT 30--USINGTEAR GAS--WHEN THESUV BARRELEDTHROUGH THECROWD AND KEPTGOING...YOU CAN SEEOFFICERSIMMEDIATELY STEP INTO HELP THEIR LAWENFORCEMENTBROTHERS WHOWERE HIT.STATE POLICE SAYTROOPER RONALDENSMINGER JR. IS A19-YEAR-VETERAN OFTHE NYSP SUFFERED ASHATTERED PELVISAND BROKEN LEG.TROOPER RANDALLSHENEFIELA 17 -YEAR-VETERAN WASTREATED FOR MINORINJURIES.

A BUFFALOPOLICE OFFICER WASALSO TREATED FORMINOR INJURIES.RINALDO: THANKFULLYTHE ERIE CO.SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT HAD AIR 1IN THE AIR, AND THEHELICOPTER WAS ABLETO TRACK THE CARAND STOP IT NEARROUTE 33 AND THREEINDIVIDUALS WERETAKEN INTO CUSTODY.RINALDO SAYS THEYFOUND A STOLENHANDGUN IN THE S-U-V.TWO PASSENGERSFACE CHARGES INCONNECTION TO THATWEAPON.THE FEMALE DRIVERWAS SHOT MULTIPLETIMES AND REMAINS INTHE HOSPITAL.SO FAR--SHE HASN'TBEEN CHARGED...RINALDO SAYSTHEY'RE STILLINVESTIGATING WHYSHE DROVE THROUGHTHE CROWD...RINALDO: THERE'SCONFLICTING STORIESAS TO WHAT LED UP TOTHAT CAR DRIVINGTHROUGH THE CROWDWHETHER SHE WASSHOT JUST PRIOR TOTHE INCIDENT,MEANING DID THE GUNFOUND IN THE CARCOME INTO PLAY OR BYNYS POLICE?THERE WAS NOCURFEW LAST NIGHTBUT THE MAYOR SAYSHE DOESN'T REGRETTHAT DECISION.

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