WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Seven police officers were suspended over the arrest and asphyxiation death of Black man Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York
NEW YORK - Seven police officers were suspended Thursday over the arrest and asphyxiation death of Black man Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York after video of the March incident was released, the city’s mayor said, calling it an act of racism.
The Monroe County medical examiner ruled Prude’s death a homicide caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint,” according to an autopsy report, the New York Times reported. “Institutional and structural racism led to Daniel Prude’s death. I won’t deny it, I stand before it, and I call for justice upon it,” Warren said.
Rochester police chief La’Ron Singletary, who is Black, told reporters on Wednesday that internal and criminal investigations were underway. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating, as state law requires whenever police are involved in a civilian’s death.In the video, an officer placed a “spit hood” over Prude’s head. Prude could be heard shouting, “Take this...off my face!” and “You’re trying to kill me!” before his shouts turned to cries and became muffled. Officers were heard saying “Calm down” and “stop spitting.
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