During an hours-long hearing that stretched over two days, dozens of New Yorkers testified about their interactions with the NYPD during the recent protests that erupted around the city after the death of George Floyd.

The hearings are part of a state investigation into the police department's conduct during the demonstrations. Led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and NYU Law professor Barry Friedman, the hearings were filled with accounts of violent police conduct during the first weeks of protests.

"Several described shielding kids as young as 13 or 14 from officers swinging nightsticks. Others said they were seriously injured by police, including head wounds from batons and nerve damage from having their hands bound in tight plastic zip-ties for hours," said WNYC reporter Danny Lewis. "And some accused officers of ignoring pleas for medical care from protesters who had been arrested."

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