A disturbing video of a VA employee attacking an elderly veteran was aired on Channel 2 Investigates.
Gray broke the story and shared the video of Lawrence Gaillard kicking the veteran in the head after shoving him into a door. An attack took place at a VA office.
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The victim had a brain bleed so bad he doesn't remember what happened.
It took nearly two months for the VA to act on Gaillard's suspension.
Gaillard was suspended without pay after the story aired on Channel 2 Action News, even though Gray had been trying to get the video for a month and a half.
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Denis McDonough is the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
I watched that video and it is very sad. The behavior depicted there is offensive. I apologized on behalf of the VA.
In the video, he knocked on Gaillard's door and told him he was going to the bathroom. When Gaillard did come out, the men had a brief argument before Gaillard shoved him against a wall and body-slamming him.
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The man was supposed to be helping the man. The man was Tysoning me.
Gray said it is another example of the Atlanta VA waiting until after evidence becomes public.
After a Channel 2 Action News and Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation exposed the problem, Atlanta VA leaders acted to fix it.
The VA is cooperating with the District Attorney in Gaillard's case.
The VA's core values are not in line with this behavior.
The charges against Gaillard have been dropped due to jurisdictional issues. The case is in the hands of the district attorney.
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