JFK pool closed due to assault of young lifeguard by adult, Majority Leader says

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Common Council Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope said on Monday that the JFK pool was closed after an incident involving an adult and a young lifeguard.

The adult “physically assaulted and threatened a young lifeguard at the pool, causing staff to fear for their lives,” she said in a statement.

The City of Buffalo announced on Monday that it will close the pool at the JFK Recreation Center for the summer after incidents “involving violence and disturbances” that reportedly took place throughout July…

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