Gugino, 75, spent a month in hospital following the incident to recover from the fracture skull and an associated a brain injury, but the arbitrator ruled the officers had not violated use-of-force guidelines.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has nominated current Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia to replace Commissioner Byron Lockwood, who retired on Thursday.
As 2021 comes to an end, we're taking a closer look at crime in Buffalo. What are police dealing with, and what are the strategies to make a change going forward?