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New York state
It was a quick
response to Rochester Police pepper-spraying a handcuffed 9-year-old girl as officers were responding to a call of a family disturbance last week. Video of the girl s encounter with police was released by city officials, sparking protests in the city Monday evening.
City officials have removed three officers from patrol duties that were involved in the incident, according to the Rochester Police Department. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the encounter disturbing and heartbreaking.
It was a quick
response to Rochester Police pepper-spraying a handcuffed 9-year-old girl as officers were responding to a call of a family disturbance last week. Video of the girl’s encounter with police was released by city officials, sparking protests in the city Monday evening.
City officials have “removed three officers from patrol duties” that were involved in the incident, according to the Rochester Police Department. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the encounter “disturbing and heartbreaking.”
Braving freezing temperatures hovering in the 20s Monday afternoon, a crowd of roughly 100 demonstrators gathered outside a police precinct not far from where the incident took place.
New York state
It was a quick
response to Rochester Police pepper-spraying a handcuffed 9-year-old girl as officers were responding to a call of a family disturbance last week. Video of the girl s encounter with police was released by city officials, sparking protests in the city Monday evening.
City officials have removed three officers from patrol duties that were involved in the incident, according to the Rochester Police Department. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the encounter disturbing and heartbreaking.
Braving freezing temperatures hovering in the 20s Monday afternoon, a crowd of roughly 100 demonstrators gathered outside a police precinct not far from where the incident took place.