Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has asked a state prosecutor to investigate an incident Saturday when a police SUV drove into a group of protesters who were blocking the vehicle’s path during a demonstration.
In messages posted on Twitter Sunday, Stoney said he has also asked the police department to place the officer involved on administrative leave.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that no one appeared to be injured after a Richmond police SUV drove slowly up on a curb and appeared to strike multiple protesters as they blocked the vehicle’s path near the Robert E. Lee statue.
The newspaper said two of its reporters witnessed the incident.
