George Floyd death: Shocking video shows police brutally shoving man to the ground

Warning: Distressing video

A disturbing video has emerged of police officers violently pushing a man to the ground and walking away as he lies there bleeding from his head.

The video from Buffalo, New York state, shows a crowd of police officers clearing protesters when the incident takes place.

It comes among revelations that two of the cops charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd had been on the force for just four days when he was killed.

Police pushed the man to the ground and walked away as he lay bleeding from his head. Photo / Twitter

Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were rookies who were barely off probation, according to their lawyer. Derek Chauvin – the officer who had his knee on Mr Floyd's neck – was their training officer.

More than 140 cities in the US and many more across Europe and around the world have seen people take to the streets. In many cities, protests have turned violent with looting and property damage, as well as 13 people killed and more than 10,000 arrested.

Buffalo Police have since released a statement saying one person was injured when he "tripped and fell" during a "skirmish".

24 hours later pic.twitter.com/u6BOGbzW6A

— ceeks (@70Ceeks) June 5, 2020

The Buffalo police video is so disturbing on so many levels. Pushing an old man down and seeing him bleeding and motionless is horrendous, but not rushing to help him and continuing to walk past him is just as horrendous.

— Chris Fafalios (@chrisfafalios) June 5, 2020

I've seen videos of the incident in front of Buffalo's City Hall in which an older protester appears to have been shoved by police, fell backwards and suffered a serious head injury. It sickens me. I've confirmed he is at ECMC in stable condition. My thoughts are with him now.

— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) June 5, 2020

A BPD spokesperson released this update. Five people were arrested and another person was injured during a protest in Niagara Square tonight. @WKBW pic.twitter.com/UZoDsSRs4J

— Jeff Russo (@JeffRussoWKBW) June 5, 2020

They said five people were arrested as officers enforced an 8pm curfew.