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Rochester Mayor suspends officers involved in the fatal March arrest of Daniel Prude, 41, who suffocated after 'cops put a "spit hood" over his head and pressed his face down until he stopped breathing'
Daniel Prude was left brain dead after the incident and later died on March 30 when he was taken off of life support - seven days after the encounter
His brother phoned for help on March 23 at 3am after he left his house in Rochester in the snow, wearing nothing but underwear
Prude was behaving erratically, stripping as he walked through the streets and - according to police - smashing windows
Four cops responded; they told him to sit on the ground, which he did, and handcuffed him
He yelled at them that he had COVID-19 and they put a 'spit hood' over his head then laughed while he yelled profanities at them
When he tried to get to his feet, three cops held him on the ground
After three minutes of holding him down, they noticed fluid coming out of his mouth and that he was unconscious
He was taken to the hospital but never woke up and was taken off life support three days later
The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, on account of complications caused from asphyxia from physical restraint, as well as PCP intoxication
All of the officers involved in his arrest have been suspended with pay, pending the outcome of an investigation by the New York General Attorney's Office
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...iel-Prude.html
Daniel Prude was left brain dead after the incident and later died on March 30 when he was taken off of life support - seven days after the encounter
His brother phoned for help on March 23 at 3am after he left his house in Rochester in the snow, wearing nothing but underwear
Prude was behaving erratically, stripping as he walked through the streets and - according to police - smashing windows
Four cops responded; they told him to sit on the ground, which he did, and handcuffed him
He yelled at them that he had COVID-19 and they put a 'spit hood' over his head then laughed while he yelled profanities at them
When he tried to get to his feet, three cops held him on the ground
After three minutes of holding him down, they noticed fluid coming out of his mouth and that he was unconscious
He was taken to the hospital but never woke up and was taken off life support three days later
The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, on account of complications caused from asphyxia from physical restraint, as well as PCP intoxication
All of the officers involved in his arrest have been suspended with pay, pending the outcome of an investigation by the New York General Attorney's Office
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...iel-Prude.html
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