Cops Search For Car That Hit Officers During Brooklyn Protest

BROOKLYN, NY — Cops are searching for the owner of a car that hit two officers during a chaotic protest in Brooklyn last week surrounding the death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia.

The car, a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis, was on the road near Smith Street an Atlantic Avenue just before 10 p.m. last Tuesday when two NYPD officers told the driver to stop "for the safety of other Officers and civilians on the roadway at the time," police said.

Hundreds of protesters had been marching through the streets near Atlantic Avenue that night to protest against the death of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man who was shot by Philadelphia police on Monday.

The driver of the Marquis refused to stop even as the officers started smashing the car's windows and trying to open the door, according to police and videos from the incident.

As the car drove away, it hit two NYPD officers, who were later sent to the hospital for pain and swelling and a laceration to the wrist, police said.

The cops are among five NYPD officers who were injured during the protests. Twenty-seven protesters were arrested during the demonstration, police said.

Cops released photos Friday of the Marquis, which has the license plate "ANUTHA1."

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.