A video from a New York City migrant shelter showed five NYPD officers struggling to detain a suspect as shelter residents pelted them with objects and interfered with the arrest.
The officers were called to the Randall’s Island shelter after a man was acting disorderly.
As they tried to detain the non-resident suspect, shelter residents surrounded the officers, throwing bottles, backpacks and other items while pushing forward at them.
Migrants Attack NYPD Cops Making Arrest at NYC Randalls Island Migrant Shelter. Full video on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/0mRWNEkXdL
— LLN NYC (@loudlabsnyc) February 20, 2024
The officers were also verbally abused in Spanish. Shelter security eventually surrounded the officers to shield them as they exited with the suspect.
It was the second viral video in less than a month showing migrants attacking NYPD officers in the city, highlighting tensions between law enforcement and some shelter residents/migrants in New York.
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