Disturbing new video from Rochester shows man die during arrest – By Craig McCarthy (New York Post) / Sept 2 2020
A disturbing new video shows Rochester police laughing at a naked and cuffed black man with a mesh bag over his head — before shoving his face into the ground until he stops breathing.
The 41-year-old Daniel Prude was left brain dead and died a week later, reports say.
The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint, excited delirium [and] acute phencyclidine [PCP] intoxication,” according to RochesterFirst.com.
The deadly police encounter unfolded on March 23 when cops were called to the 400 Block of Jefferson Avenue after Prude’s brother, Joe, had called 911 for help just after 3:15 a.m. according to advocacy group Free The People Roc.
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