The son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Daniel Briere is being investigated by his university and placed on interim suspension from the school's athletic department after a video on social media showed him pushing an empty wheelchair down a staircase.
Son of interim Flyers GM accused of pushing disabled student's wheelchair down stairs
Mercyhurst University's athletic department Wednesday night said Carson Briere and two other athletes involved in the incident had been placed on interim suspension. A spokesperson for Mercyhurst, a school of about 3,000 students in Erie, Pennsylvania, said earlier in the day the process of looking into Briere's conduct had just begun.
"They are inexcusable and run completely counter to our family’s values on treating people with respect," he said. "Carson is very sorry and accepts full responsibility for his behavior."
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