Pittsburgh Penguins CEO and President David Morehouse was seen protecting a local news cameraman named Ian Smith after the man was attacked during the ongoing protests in downtown Pittsburgh after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody Monday.
"Smith said he was dragged to the ground by rioters and struck repeatedly near PPG Paints Arena's entrance facing Centre Avenue," Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com relayed Sunday. "Additionally, his camera was destroyed. Morehouse, it turned out, helped Smith get inside the facility, said longtime KDKA personality Larry Richert."
A Penguins spokesman confirmed Morehouse's involvement, and Smith commented on what happened to him:
Ian SmithI’m was attacked by protestors downtown by the arena.