Zellnor Myrie, a New York senator, was pepper sprayed and controlled by police during peaceful protests following the death of George Floyd.

African-American Senator Zellnor Myrie on May 29 participated in a peaceful protest in New York City.

Myrie also said that he wanted to participate not only to show solidarity with the protesters but also to act as a liaison between the protesters and law enforcement forces as an elected official.

Myrie wore a striking green banana T-shirt with the words "senator" on it and went to the police to report his presence.

The New York State Senator said in an effort to protect the protesters from police, he was sprayed with tear gas by the law enforcement officers and handcuffed.

"When I was obeying the order, they told us to back off, I stepped back. I tried to protect some of the protesters behind me. I obeyed the order but started getting stabbed by police bikes.

A moment later, the police realized who Myrie was.

The Senator also shared on Twitter pictures of him screaming as the police sprayed tear gas and control.

Appearing on Channel Nine Today on the morning of June 3, Myrie revealed that he believed that he and many other protesters were attacked simply by the police because of their skin color.

Protests occurred in at least 140 US cities following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota in the beginning of last week.