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Rochester officials suppressed information in Daniel Prude case, investigation finds
No criminal charges against officer who restrained Daniel Prude UP NEXT An independent investigation into the city of Rochester s response to the death of Daniel Prude nearly one year ago determined that officials suppressed information and lied. Prude, 41, was restrained by Rochester police officers in March 2020 during a mental health emergency. His death a week later, of complications from asphyxia after he was taken off life support, was ruled a homicide by the the Monroe County medical examiner. The incident became widely known after his family released body-worn camera footage of the arrest in September that showed Prude appearing to go unconscious while he is being pinned to the ground, sparking protests and calls for reform. Former Rochester Police Chief La Ron Singletary was fired amid criticism over the handling of Prude s death, and the seven officers involved in the arrest
In the final analysis, the decision not to publicly disclose these facts rested with Mayor Warren, as the elected Mayor of the City of Rochester. But Mayor Warren alone is not responsible for the suppression of the circumstances of the Prude Arrest and Mr. Prude s death, an independent report concluded. Adrian Kraus / AP
Rochester city officials, including the former police chief and the mayor, knowingly suppressed information from getting to the public, and some officials made untrue statements about the events leading to the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man experiencing a mental health episode who was asphyxiated by police while restrained and handcuffed.
Report: Rochester Police, Mayor ‘Knowingly Suppressed’ Information In Prude Case
By Vanessa Romo
March 12, 2021
Rochester city officials, including the former police chief and the mayor, “knowingly suppressed” information from getting to the public, and some officials made “untrue statements” about the events leading to the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man experiencing a mental health episode who was asphyxiated by police while restrained and handcuffed.
An independent report released on Friday chronicles how ex-Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary and Mayor Lovely Warren, over the course of more than five months, took deliberate steps to avoid disclosing the disturbing nature of the encounter between Prude and the officers. Their actions, the investigation concluded, were prompted by fears of potential protests and violence amid a national reckoning about the death of unarmed Black people in police custody.