Rochester police handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl, body-cam footage shows
Jaclyn Peiser, The Washington Post
Feb. 1, 2021
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A photo provided by the Rochester Police Department, a screengrab from a Rochester police officer?•s body cam of footage that shows a 9-year-old girl being handcuffed and pepper sprayed by officers who responded to a family disturbance, Jan. 29, 2021. The incident brought renewed scrutiny to a department whose officers had placed a hood on Daniel Prude, a Black man, before he died from suffocation. (Rochester Police Deparment via The New York Times)?‘ FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY ?‘ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT/NYT
Handcuffed and sobbing, the 9-year-old girl screams I want my dad! repeatedly as Rochester, N.Y., police officers try to force her into a patrol car. When the girl keeps refusing to swing her legs inside, one officer pulls out his pepper spray.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Outrage and condemnation quickly followed from various voices in the city.
At 6:30 Sunday night, community members got the opportunity to speak their mind on the incident during a virtual conversation facilitated by Free The People Roc, the Community Justice Initiative and the Avenue Blackbox Theatre.
Hundreds of people viewed the Facebook Live video in which local advocates, activists, and concerned community members talked through their frustration.
Ashley Gantt of Free The People Roc wanted to clarify that the conversation wasn t just to discuss the issue but to demand action be taken against the officers involved. Sometimes you talk about things and feel better about it but as we talk, I m not feeling better; in fact, I m getting more and more angry, Gantt said. I want to be clear that we re just not having a conversation, but we re asking for things. One of the things we are asking for is that these officers are fired.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Hundreds of people scattered chaotically in the early-morning darkness. Trying to escape a volley of gunfire, the young people gathered for a backyard party dispersed in countless different directions.
Ultimately, two 19-year-old Rochester residents were killed, 14 more were struck by gunfire, and police were left to sift through a massive and confusing scene. As they tried to get people to safety, they also had to gather others for interviews. What happened just after 1 a.m. on Sept. 19 in the 200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue is still under investigation. Police haven t made any arrests in the largest shooting in recent memory.