Protesters marched in Rochester, NY, on Thursday night, as many did not move forward due to the city mayor’s recent decision to suspend seven police officers involved in the suffocating death of Daniel Prude.
A black man named Prud (Pr1) died when he was stripped of life support from March. Just seven days ago, he was put in a “spit hood” during an encounter with Rochester police – after he ran – naked on the street. He was held by police for about two minutes until he stopped breathing.
The medical examiner pronounced his death as “breathing complications in the adjustment of physical restraint”. Fenaciclidin or PCP were listed as contributing factors to delirium and acute intoxication.
Rochester mayor soldiers involved in the death of Daniel Prud
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the suspension at a news conference. His death did not go unnoticed until his body was released by his family on Wednesday. “The police department, our mental health care system, failed by our society, and it failed by me,” Warren said.
After her announcement, protesters denounced racism as they marched on Rochester Police Headquarters, where officers in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck, according to WAMH-TV.
Protesters smashed barricades in front of a public safety building in Rochester, NY, on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Seven police officers involved in the suffocating death of Daniel Prude in Rochester were suspended Thursday by the city mayor, who said she was. Misleading for months about the circumstances of the fatal encounter. (AP Photo / Adrian Cross)
Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Multiple reports indicate that police fired pepper spray.
Authorities continued to use pepper spray on protesters throughout the night, according to a video by DHM reporter Tanner Jubenville.
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The video then shows officers pushing pushers from Rochester police headquarters to the area below the I-490 overpass, located south of the building.
Some protesters reacted by throwing bottles, and at least one person appears to have been detained, according to a video.
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Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck.
The Associated Press contributes to this report
