A car was caught on video driving through a group of protesters in Midtown Manhattan Thursday evening.
It is unclear how many people were injured in the incident. Witnesses tell NY1 two people were injured, but fire officials say no people were transported to the hospital from the location.
No charges have been filed and no injuries were reported. Police are still looking for the driver.
The NYPD issued a statement saying the car was not a police car, and that they are investigating the incident.
The protesters were calling for justice in the case of Daniel Prude, a resident of Rochester, New York who died after an arrest by the city's police department.
Police video released by the Prude family and Free the People ROC shows two officers pinning Prude in the middle of the street. Another held his head down. A mesh bag was placed over Prude's head after he told police he had COVID-19 and spit at officers.
For two minutes, officers pinned him to the cold pavement, one using a "pushup" stance on Prude's back. He remained naked as he was taken into custody.
Prude lost consciousness during the restraint. He was taken to the hospital and placed on life support. He died on March 30.
An autopsy reported Prude had angel dust in his system.
Sources tell Spectrum News Prude died of complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint-due to exited dilirium due to acute phencyclidine - or angel dust- intoxication. The death was ruled a homicide.
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