{"id":10215,"date":"2026-07-19T04:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10215"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T23:17:31","slug":"police-under-fire-for-throwing-black-woman-to-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10215","title":{"rendered":"Police Under Fire For Throwing Black Woman To The Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-page-number=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"377\" width=\"660\" 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https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/image-collage-31.jpg?resize=144%2C82&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/image-collage-31.jpg?resize=50%2C29&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Screenshots courtesy of YouTube @wkbwbuffalo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buffalo Police Commissioner Erika Shields is calling footage of a Buffalo Deputy Police Commissioner pushing a young Black woman to the ground, seemingly unprovoked, \u201cconcerning.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/local\/buffalo-police-investigating-video-allegedly-showing-deputy-commissioner-shoving-pedestrian\/71-17f4ed6d-8eff-4d64-9196-831fd3640c2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">full review of the incident<\/a> has been launched based on the footage from July 11, which showed Black partygoers walking along Chippewa Street in the downtown area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several officers were conducting crowd control when a female pedestrian walked by Deputy Commissioner Craig Macy without even looking in his direction. In the short clip circulating on social media, Macy forcefully shoved the woman, causing her to fall backward onto the sidewalk as onlookers watched in shock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1681103\/tiara-young-jacksonville-police-traffic-stop\/\">\u2018She Deserves Justice\u2019 \u2014 Black Woman Says Traffic Stop Turned Violent After Officer Kneed Her In The Eye And Ripped Out Her Braids<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-page-number=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s unclear what prompted Macy to push the woman or whether she suffered any injuries. After getting up from the ground, he walked toward her again, but another officer intervened and steered her away from the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That Saturday night, Macy was reportedly serving on a task force overseeing the Taste of Buffalo community event and a city-approved dance party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources say he and other officers were responding to reports of a large fight and shots fired on Chippewa Street when the incident involving the woman occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, Buffalo Police released footage from Deputy Commissioner Macy\u2019s body camera showing his vantage point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe footage makes it clear that the Deputy Commissioner was leading from the front and responding to an intense physical altercation between multiple individuals, including the woman who was pushed back as she attempted to re-engage with other individuals involved in the altercation,\u201d said Shields in a statement to WGRZ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-page-number=\"2\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"450\" width=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?w=340&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Two police officers restraining a person on the sidewalk of a city street at night.\" class=\"wp-image-1681653\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7555817910344109;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=80 376w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=116%2C153&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 116w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=313%2C414&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 313w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=340%2C450&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 340w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=180%2C238&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 180w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=76%2C100&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 76w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=151%2C200&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 151w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=38%2C50&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 38w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=362%2C480&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 362w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=189%2C250&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 189w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=111%2C147&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 111w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=245%2C324&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 245w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=65%2C86&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 65w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/07\/17842386656437.jpg?resize=144%2C191&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Screenshot courtesy of YouTube @wkbwbuffalo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social media reactions to the viral clip range from anger on behalf of the victim to understanding of the officer\u2019s actions given the potentially dangerous circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRage bait. Who cares, police doing their job to clear out Chippewa which is a zoo now,\u201d commented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lilceejs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one Instagram user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alwaysgenesissantos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> another chimed in<\/a>, \u201cThere\u2019s absolutely no reason why he should have shoved her to the ground. Regardless of how chaotic the situation was or what led up to it, he is the Deputy Police Commissioner of Buffalo. There were other ways he could have handled the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat happened was unethical and unacceptable. Leadership and authority come with a responsibility to exercise restraint, professionalism, and good judgment, especially in tense situations,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some locals likened the exchange to a 2020 case involving two Buffalo officers who were filmed shoving an elderly George Floyd protester to the ground, fracturing his skull.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city suspended the officers without pay, and prosecutors charged them with felony second-degree assault, but a court eventually cleared them of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellicott District councilwoman and council majority leader Leah Halton-Pope knows Macy, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/wben\/news\/local\/council-members-on-macy-not-in-his-character\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WBEN radio<\/a>, \u201cDeputy Commissioner Macy has always been level-headed, and this was a little bit shocking to see in a video, but that\u2019s one portion. I don\u2019t know what happened before the video. I don\u2019t know what happened after the video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Police Commissioner Shields told BTPM News she would not comment further until the investigation concludes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is the former Police Chief of Atlanta, who resigned in 2020 following the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/atlanta\/atlanta-police-chief-erika-shields-resigns-after-shooting-death-rayshard-brooks\/LA5RIAYU2VEQBH6ZJ5NWIWP52Y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">officer-involved shooting death of Rayshard Brooks.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1679922\/bernita-bowlding-white-supremacists-patriot-front-op-ed\/\"><strong>If That Viral Bernita Bowlding Photo Doesn\u2019t Terrify You, You\u2019re Not Paying Attention To What\u2019s Been Happening To Black Women [Op-Ed]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Screenshots courtesy of YouTube @wkbwbuffalo. 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