The mayor of Rochester, N.Y., has suspended 7 police officers over the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after being restrained during his arrest in March.
Max Schulte / WXXI NewsDaniel Prude's brother, Joe Prude, announces plans to sue the city, on Wednesday outside City Hall.The mayor of Rochester, N.Y., has ordered the immediate suspension of seven city police officers over the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after being restrained during his arrest in March.
Prude was arrested by Rochester Police in the early hours of March 23, after his brother, concerned for Prude's safety, had called 911. Prude, 41, had left his brother's house in below-freezing temperatures wearing long johns and a tank top. He had been released from Rochester's Strong Memorial Hospital earlier that night after expressing suicidal thoughts.
Officers restrained Prude by holding him down by his feet and his head, and applying pressure to Prude's back with a knee. Prude eventually fell unconscious and stopped breathing, according to police reports. He died a week later. Protesters and community leaders charged that police and the mayor have attempted to sweep Prude's death under the rug.
"The rhetoric that this is a cover-up, this is not," said Rochester Chief of Police La'Ron Singletary."You know we don't have a problem holding anyone accountable, but the investigation has to take its course."
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