(CNN) Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester who was pushed by two Buffalo, New York, police officers earlier this month, has a fractured skull and is not able to walk, his lawyer said in a statement provided to CNN on Monday.
"I am not at liberty to elaborate at this time other than to confirm that his skull was fractured," Gugino's attorney Kelly Zarcone said. "While he is not able to walk yet, we were able to have a short conversation before he became too tired. He is appreciative of all of the concern about him but he is still focused on the issues rather than himself."
CNN has not been able to speak with Gugino directly, but in her press statement, Zarcone passed along a message from him: "I think it's very unnecessary to focus on me. There are plenty of other things to think about besides me."
Gugino is focused on getting better and he remains in rehabilitation, Zarcone told CNN on Tuesday.
"Barring something unusual and unforeseen, I don't expect much change at all this week," she said.
CypherZero9 on June 16th, 2020 at 21:14 UTC »
My 80 year old grandmother fell and hit her head, had a fracture and bleeding. She survived, was conscious and communicative but the injury weakened her so much she never got out of bed and died about a month later, but there was no question it was the fall that killed her.
SirStrontium on June 16th, 2020 at 19:38 UTC »
Police should be on high alert, being in a wheelchair means he can hide a much larger and more powerful radio jamming device!
SunOverSnowPlease on June 16th, 2020 at 18:58 UTC »
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester who was pushed by two Buffalo, New York, police officers earlier this month, has a fractured skull and is not able to walk, his lawyer said in a statement provided to CNN on Monday.
“I am not at liberty to elaborate at this time other than to confirm that his skull was fractured," Gugino's attorney Kelly Zarcone said. "While he is not able to walk yet, we were able to have a short conversation before he became too tired. He is appreciative of all of the concern about him but he is still focused on the issues rather than himself."