NYPD officer is 'likely to face criminal charges' after being filmed violently shoving a 20-year-old female protester to the ground
An NYPD officer suspended without pay after he was filmed violently throwing a female protester to the ground in New York is likely to face criminal charges over the incident.
The officer, who was identified as Vincent D'Andraia, was caught on camera shoving 20-year-old Dounya Zayer during a George Floyd protest near Brooklyn's Barclays Center back on May 29.
He was suspended without pay last week after the footage of the encounter went viral.
Police union sources told NBC News that the officer is expected to be charged with misdemeanor assault as soon as Tuesday.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office has not yet commented on any pending charges.
The officer, who was identified as Vincent D'Andraia, was caught on camera shoving 20-year-old Dounya Zayer during a George Floyd protest near Brooklyn's Barclays Center back on May 29
They say the investigation is still ongoing.
The woman tweeted after the incident that she was hospitalized with a concussion after being shoved by the officer.
Zayer claims the officers asked her to get out of the way and she was moving backwards and asking why when the officer lunged at her.
The officer allegedly called her a 'stupid f***ing b***h before pushing her.
Footage filmed by a witness showed the officer pushing Zayer so hard she was thrown back onto the street.
She could be seen cradling her head immediately after as the officer walked off.
Zayer later posted a video on Twitter from her own perspective.
That video showed the officer taking a swipe at her phone, which she says knocked it out of her hands.
'I am in pain. My head hurts. I haven't slept in three days... and I cannot stop throwing up,' Zayer told NBC soon after the incident.
Footage filmed by a witness showed the officer pushing Zayer so hard she was thrown back onto the street. She could be seen cradling her head immediately after as the officer walked off
The woman shown been violently flung to the ground by an NYPD officer was identified by those at the scene as Dounya Zayer, who later posted about the attack from hospital
'Them acting the way they acted today isn't helping the cause. It isn't proving to us that they care about us.
'He did this in front of his lieutenant and multiple other officers who watched me hit the ground. One even looked back to make sure I was still on the ground and they continued walking.
'Not one officer tried to help me and not one officer tried to stop the officer who assaulted me.'
The officer's supervisor, who could be seen walking nearby but failed to intervene, is also facing disciplinary action.
It comes after another NYPD cop was suspended without pay after he was filmed pulling a man's mask down to pepper spray him.
The man had been among a massive crowd of demonstrators in Brooklyn and had been holding his hands up at the time.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced the suspensions of both officers last Friday, saying both cases had been referred for disciplinary action.
'The actions by these officers stand apart from the restrained work of the thousands of other officers who have worked tirelessly to protect those who are peacefully protesting and keep all New Yorkers safe,' Shea said.
'While the investigations have to play out, based on the severity of what we saw, it is appropriate and necessary to assure the public that there will be transparency during the disciplinary process.'
NYPD officer is 'likely to face criminal charges' after being filmed violently shoving a 20-year-old female protester to the ground
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