Officer Detail: Edward L. Byrd

General Information

Name Edward L. Byrd
OpenOversight ID 83931
Department Buffalo Police Department
Race Black
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) Data Missing
First Employment Date 2017-01-20
Number of known incidents 1
Currently on the force Yes

Assignment History

Job Title Badge No. Unit Start Date End Date
Police Officer P3682 E District Unknown

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$80,135.55 $59,495.79 $139,631.34 FY2024
$70,304.17 $58,691.76 $128,995.93 FY2023
$60,581.16 $31,717.70 $92,298.86 FY2022
$75,474.00 FY2020

Incidents

Incident 239

Date Mar 25, 2020
Department Buffalo Police Department
Officers Kevin J. Murphy , Courtney A. Sumbrum , Joseph D. Mccarthy , Andrew Ferrentino , Edward L. Byrd , Samantha Negron , Byron C. Lockwood , Michael J. Alberti , Allan J. May
Description

Officer Kevin Murphy arrested Lakisha Neal, 42, on March 25, 2020. Body camera footage shows Murphy grabbing Neal, cursing and twice spraying her with pepper spray while other officers do nothing to intervene other than telling Neal to cooperate.

“Get in the car or get sprayed!” Murphy demands after grabbing Neal by the arm and forcing her to a patrol car. Murphy deploys pepper spray after Neal says she’s pregnant.

“Will y’all listen to me?” Neal asked seconds before Murphy sprayed her. As tears from the first spraying run down Neal’s face, Murphy sprayed again after Neal tells him that she can’t breathe.

Address Dartmouth Avenue
Buffalo, NY