Buffalo police: protester struck by vehicle in Niagara Square

Police have the driver of the truck and are currently investigating what took place.

POLICE ARETRYING TO SORTOUT EXACTLYWHAT HAPPENEDLAST NIGHTDURINGPROTESTS INBUFFALO THATLED TO A TRUCKHITTINGDEMONSTRATORS.OUR TAYLOREPPS JOINS USLIVE FROMNIAGARASQUARE --WITH WHAT WEKNOW RIGHTNOW--AND WHYPROTESTERSWERE THERE.KATIE--IT ALLHAPPENEDRIGHT HERE INFRONT OF CITYHALL--PROTESTERSHAD BEENMARCHING FOR AFEW HOURSWHEN A PICK UPTRUCK PLOWEDTHROUGH THECROWD -- ANDKEPT DRIVING.A PROTESTERWHO WASRIDING A BIKEWAS HURT --AND IS NOWRECOVERING ATE-C-M-C.OUR CAMERAWAS ROLLINGWHEN IT ALLHAPPENED--WE WANT TOWARN YOU THATWHAT YOU'REABOUT TO SEE ISGRAPHIC ANDMAY BE TOUGHTO WATCH...NATURAL SOUND:TRUCK DRIVINGTHROUGHCROWDDEMONSTRATORS SAY THEYWERE HEREMARCHING TOPROTEST RACIALINJUSTICE,CORRUPTION INTHE LEGALSYSTEM ANDPOLICEBRUTALITY...THIS HAPPENEDAT THE SAMETIME AS PEOPLENATIONWIDEBEGANPROTESTINGOVER THEGRAND JURYDECISION IN THEBREONNATAYLOR CASE..BUT AT THISPOINT THISDEMONSTRATIONIN BUFFALO HASNOT BEENDIRECTLY LINKEDTO THOSEPROTESTS.WE SPOKE TOSOMEPROTESTERSHERE WHO SAYSOMETHINGNEEDS TOHAPPEN -- TOBRING ABOUTREAL CHANGE.TO STOP POLICEBRUTALITY.

TOSTOP INJUSTICEIN THESE COURTBUILDINGS ANDTHIS COURTSYSTEM.

I WASTAUGHT THISOLD SAYING, "IFTHE GOOD DONOTHING, EVILWILL FLOURISH."AND IT'S ABOUTTIME WE GETSTUFF DONOW.PROTESTORSWERE HEREUNTIL ABOUT ALITTLE AFTER 9LAST NIGHT.WE'RE TOLD THEBICYCLIST WHOWAS HIT HEREHAS NON LIFETHREATENINGINJURIES -- ANDIS RECOVERINGTHIS MORNING,.AS OF THISMORNING POLICEHAVE NOTIDENTIFIED THEDRIVER AND NOCHARGES HAVEBEEN FILED.

WEWILL CHECK INWITH POLICETODAY TO SEE IFTHAT CHANGES.FOR NOW,WE'RE LIVE INNIAGARASQUARE,TEPPS7EWN.