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"In the final analysis, the decision not to publicly disclose these facts rested with Mayor Warren, as the elected Mayor of the City of Rochester. But Mayor Warren alone is not responsible for the suppression of the circumstances of the Prude Arrest and Mr. Prude's death," an independent report concluded.

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Report: Rochester Police, Mayor 'Knowingly Suppressed' Information In Prude Case

An independent investigator says some city officials "knowingly suppressed" information and gave false statements about the March death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who was killed by police.

March 12, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
A memorial, pictured in Sept. 2020, commemorated the site where Daniel Prude was arrested in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died of asphyxiation after being restrained by police in March, and his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit nearly a year later.

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Daniel Prude's Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Rochester Police Officers

Attorneys representing Nathaniel McFarland, one of Prude's five children and the administrator of his estate, also allege civil rights violations and gross negligence in the lawsuit filed Monday.

March 09, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Signs calling for "Justice for Daniel Prude" were plastered to the exterior walls of City Hall in Rochester, N.Y., on Sept. 8, the seventh consecutive night of protests following the release of bodycam footage showing the March arrest that preceded his death.

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New York Grand Jury Votes Not To Indict Rochester Officers In Daniel Prude Case

"We concluded that there was sufficient evidence surrounding Mr. Prude's death to warrant presenting the case to a grand jury, and we presented the most comprehensive case possible," officials said.

February 23, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Vanessa Romo
Former Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference in September, was terminated from the department later that month. He is giving a deposition to members of the Rochester City Council investigating the death of Daniel Prude in police custody in March.

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Former Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief Testifies About Daniel Prude Case

La'Ron Singletary was fired from the Rochester Police Department in September. Prude, a Black man with a history of mental illness, died of asphyxiation after an encounter with officers in March.

February 05, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
A frame from a Rochester Police Department body-camera video shows a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.

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Child Pepper-Sprayed By Rochester Police Was Denied Mental Health Help, Mother Says

"Her understanding is that the officer basically told her 'I can't do that. I can't call anyone else,' " family attorney Lorenzo Napolitano told NPR Thursday.

February 05, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
A frame from a Rochester Police Department body-camera video shows a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.

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Protests In Rochester As Lawmakers Move To Ban Use of Chemical Irritants On Minors

Demonstrators gathered near a Rochester, N.Y., police precinct — not far from where a 9-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed last week. An officer is suspended, two others are on administrative leave.

February 03, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
A frame from a Rochester Police Department body-camera video shows a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.

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Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl

The incident renews scrutiny of the city and its police department following the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after an encounter with police in March.

February 01, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, shown here at a press conference last month, has been accused of campaign finance violations.

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Rochester Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Campaign Finance Charges

Mayor Lovely Warren was indicted last week on felony charges. She has recently faced unrelated calls to resign over her handling of the Daniel Prude case.

October 05, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
Family members Armin Prude (left) and Joe Prude stand with a picture of Daniel Prude in Rochester, N.Y., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. While suffering a mental health crisis, Prude, 41, suffocated after police in Rochester put a "spit hood" over his head while being taken into custody. He died March 30 after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter with police.

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Rochester Hospital Released Daniel Prude Hours Before Fatal Encounter With Police

Daniel Prude's family knew he was having a psychiatric crisis and needed care. A few hours after his release from Strong Memorial Hospital, an encounter with police proved fatal.

September 29, 2020
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  • Brett Dahlberg
Demonstrators march through the streets of Rochester, N.Y., earlier this month protesting the death of Daniel Prude, apparently stopped breathing as police were restraining him in March.

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Mental Health And Police Violence: How Crisis Intervention Teams Are Failing

Efforts are growing to remove or reduce the role of police in responding to people in a mental health crisis. Critics and proponents alike say a widely adopted program has too often failed.

September 18, 2020
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  • Eric Westervelt
Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Lovely Warren, seen at a Sept. 3 news conference, announced a series of personnel actions and reforms on Monday following a preliminary review of the city's handling of the events following the March arrest and death of Daniel Prude.

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Daniel Prude Death: Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Fires Police Chief, Seeks Federal Inquiries

Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief, suspended two city officials and called for federal investigations into the city's handling of Daniel Prude's arrest in March and the events that followed.

September 15, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference Sunday, resigned on Tuesday along with other senior police staff.

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Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary Resigns

"The entire Rochester Police Department command staff has announced their retirement," Mayor Lovely A. Warren said Tuesday.

September 08, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Rachel Treisman
Elders stand on the front line in a march for Daniel Prude on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died in March a week after police pinned him to the ground. It was the fifth consecutive night of protesting since the release of police body-camera footage of Prude's arrest.

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Rochester Mayor Promises Police Reforms After Protests Over Daniel Prude's Death

Mayor Lovely Warren vows to move some mental health services funds away from police. Daniel Prude died a week after officers pinned him on the ground, responding to a mental health crisis call.

September 07, 2020
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  • Sarah McCammon
Demonstrators lock arms as they march for Daniel Prude on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died after being arrested on March 23 by Rochester police officers, who had placed a "spit hood" over his head and pinned him to the ground while restraining him.

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New York Attorney General To Empanel Grand Jury In Daniel Prude Death Investigation

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Saturday that she is putting together a grand jury as part of an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, who died in police custody in March.

September 05, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva
Demonstrators gather Thursday in New York City to demand justice for Daniel Prude, who died of asphyxiation after police restrained him. Participants gathered at Times Square and marched to Columbus Circle.

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Joe Prude Remembers His Brother Daniel Following His Death In Police Custody

"I didn't call them to come help my brother die," Joe Prude told NPR. "I called them to come help me get my brother some help."

September 04, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva
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