A grand jury will not seek charges against officers connected to Daniel Prude, a black male who died following an interaction with Rochester Police Department (RPD).
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the decision on Tuesday, noting that &#8220;many will be &#8216;rightfully&#8221; disappointed, but said they must respect the decision,&#8221; <a href="https://www.kztv10.com/news/america-in-crisis/no-charges-will-be-filed-against-officers-involved-in-daniel-prudes-death">according</a> to The Associated Press.
&#8220;In the course of the investigation, the Office of the Attorney General concluded that there was sufficient evidence surrounding Mr. Prude’s death to warrant presenting the case to a grand jury,&#8221; <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-releases-statement-grand-jury-decision-regarding-death">said</a> a statement from the AG.
Back in March, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, at least two people called 911 about Prude’s behavior and welfare, included Prude’s brother, Joe Prude.
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">The Daily Wire</a>, police reports indicated Prude was restrained by officers while waiting for the ambulance the cops summoned — video suggests this was done soon after Prude told officers, “Give me your gun, I need it.”
As <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/09/03/daniel-prudes-autopsy-report-says-excited-delirium-a-controversial-diagnosis-contributed-to-his-death/#50fed9951784">noted</a> by Forbes, Prude “had been taken to the local hospital for suicidal thoughts about eight hours before his encounter with police on March 22.”
Body camera footage shows that cops were physically restraining Prude for about two minutes, and, according to media reports, the 41-year-old threw up and lost consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID. (The interaction with police was in March, at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic.)
An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">according</a> to WXXI News, “listed the cause of Prude’s death as ‘complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,’ an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.”
A portion of the police report reads: “(The paramedic) stated that the observations of the subject were that he could be experiencing ‘excited delirium,’ which she described as a condition in which the subject is experiencing agitation and aggression; increased heart rate and respiration; overheating — which she stated would explain the subject being naked on a night when temperatures were around 32 degrees and mixed snow and precipitation — sweating, flushed appearance; excessive strength, a high tolerance for pain and incoherent speech.”
WXXI News <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">reported</a> in September on Prude’s interaction with police, giving more context via police reports in addition to body camera footage:
<blockquote>[Prude] had allegedly just gone on a destructive tear, according to police reports, smashing out the windows of several storefronts, and ranting about having the coronavirus. A passing tow truck driver who called 911 described Prude as being covered in blood.
Police body-camera footage shows officers who responded confronted Prude near Dr. Samuel McCree Way with Tasers drawn and ordered him to lay down on the road, which was slick from a light snowfall. Prude complied, laying face-down on his stomach, and officers cuffed his hands behind his back.
But in time, the 5-foot-10-inch, 230-pound man grew agitated. He began yelling vulgarities and tried, unsuccessfully, to stand up. Officers ordered him several times to return to the prone position before placing a white hood over Prude’s head, known as a “spit sock,” and restraining him by holding him down by his feet and his head, and applying pressure to Prude’s back with a knee.
Prude eventually fell unconscious and stopped breathing, according to police reports. </blockquote>
“Daniel Prude was in the throes of a mental health crisis and what he needed was compassion, care, and help from trained professionals. Tragically, he received none of those things,” <a href="https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2021/attorney-general-james-releases-statement-grand-jury-decision-regarding-death">said</a> AG James in a press release. “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. While I know that the Prude family, the Rochester community, and communities across the country will rightfully be devastated and disappointed, we have to respect this decision. The current laws on deadly force have created a system that utterly and abjectly failed Mr. Prude and so many others before him. Serious reform is needed, not only at the Rochester Police Department, but to our criminal justice system as a whole. I will be pursuing a multifaceted approach to address the very issues that have prevented us from holding officers accountable when they improperly use deadly force. I am committed to effecting the change that is so desperately needed, and I will be unshakeable in my efforts to see it through.”

NY Attorney General Letitia James Visits Rochester As Office Investigates Death Of Daniel Prude

No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officers In Daniel Prude Case

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Rochester Police Department (RPD) officers have been given permission to cover up their names displayed on their tags to avoid harassment from left-wing protesters, who are screaming out their home addresses, kids&#8217; names and schools, and making taunting calls to their parents in front of them. They are also spreading personal information about the cops via social media.
&#8220;The past couple of months officers names have been researched by protesters to put personal information out to the public, putting the safety of their families in jeopardy,&#8221; <a href="https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/mayor-warren-city-council-hold-briefing-on-police-operations/5857155/">said</a> a statement from RPD Chief La&#8217;Ron Singletary, who announced his resignation earlier this week.
&#8220;Officers have been allowed to remove their name tags in an effort to prevent their personal information from being spread on social media,&#8221; Singletary added.
Local radio show host and journalist Bob Lonsberry posted via Twitter on Thursday: &#8220;Peaceful protesters have stood outside the [Rochester] Public Safety Building, read an officer&#8217;s name off his uniform, tracked him down on their phones, and called his parents to taunt them. Or held up the phone to show the officer his home address and threaten to come after him there.&#8221;
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Peaceful protesters have stood outside the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ROC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ROC</a> Public Safety Building, read an officer&#39;s name off his uniform, tracked him down on their phones, and called his parents to taunt them. Or held up the phone to show the officer his home address and threaten to come after him there.
&mdash; Bob Lonsberry (@BobLonsberry) <a href="https://twitter.com/BobLonsberry/status/1304378822360469504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Singletary had his statement read by City Council Chief of Staff Robert Scanlon during a briefing with Democrat Mayor Lovely Warren and city council members on Wednesday. The police chief did not attend the meeting in person.
WHAM 1180 similarly <a href="https://wham1180.iheart.com/content/2020-09-10-council-police-commanders-go-back-and-forth-on-response-to-demonstrations/?Sc=editorial&amp;Keyid=socialflow&amp;Pname=local_social">reported</a> Thursday on the actions from the protesters, noting that &#8220;Deputy Chief Morabito says he has seen this (harassment) happen in real time&#8221;:
<blockquote>City Council members questioning why Rochester Police Officers covered their names and sometimes badge numbers at the series of nightly protests were told it was for the officer&#8217;s protection.
Chief Singletary says protesters are Googling officer names and spreading information about them and their families on social media. Deputy Chief Morabito says he has seen this happen in real time, with protesters calling family members of officers right in front of them and threatening to come to their homes. He says he personally gave his officers permission to cover their name tags.</blockquote>
On Tuesday, Rochester native Chief Singletary and his entire RPD command staff announced their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-entire-rochester-command-force-police-chief-resign-over-daniel-prude-case">resignations</a>.
“As a man of integrity, I will not sit idly by while outside entities attempt to destroy my character,” said the announcement from Singletary, <a href="https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/rpd-chief-larsquoron-singletary-retires-amid-protests/5855709/">according</a> to News 10 WHEC. “The events over the past week are an attempt to destroy my character and integrity. The members of the Rochester Police Department and the Greater Rochester Community know my reputation and know what I stand for. The mischaracterization and the politicization of the actions that I took after being informed of Mr. Prude’s death is not based on facts, and is not what I stand for.”
Protesters have perpetrated violence in the city during protests concerning the death of Daniel Prude, who interacted with RPD officers back in March and died about a week later.
An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">according</a> to WXXI News, listed Prude’s cause of death as “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,’ an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.”
The news outlet <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">highlighted</a> that police reports indicate Prude had apparently “gone on a destructive tear,” “smashing out the windows of several storefronts, and ranting about having the coronavirus” before police came in contact with him.

Protests After Death Of Daniel Prude In NY

Rochester Officers Cover Names After Protesters Shout Their Addresses, Kids’ Names, Make Taunting Calls To Parents In Front Of Them

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Alleged video of Daniel Prude from the night he interacted with Rochester Police Department (RPD) officers resurfaced online Thursday.
The video was taken by a person who goes by Frederico Krueger on Facebook on March 23, at around 3 a.m., on Jefferson Avenue in Rochester, New York. The video was reposted Thursday by local radio host Bob Lonsberry, with the caption: &#8220;Video may show Daniel Prude in the minutes before the police found him on Jefferson Avenue.&#8221;
The nearly six-minute long video shows a naked man who looks and sounds like Prude yelling and running down the street.
Prude interacted with police officers on March 23 on Jefferson Avenue after at least two people, including Prude&#8217;s brother, alerted officers to his behavior. Seven days later, Prude was taken off life support and died.
&#8220;This n**** f***ed up,&#8221; Krueger says in the video, as he drives up by the man who looks like Prude. &#8220;They towing someone&#8217;s car up the block, right? So I&#8217;m passing by, right? I&#8217;m passing by and I see — Oh my God, he about to get hit by a f***ing car! [&#8230;] He got the &#8216;rona [coronavirus] out there, bro.&#8221;
&#8220;Please, take me! Take me! Take me! Please, please!&#8221; the man who appears to be Prude yells to Krueger.
&#8220;This n**** going crazy,&#8221; the man taping says. &#8220;This Rochester, New York.&#8221;
&#8220;You better go see my cousin,&#8221; the naked man yells.
Seemingly attempting to help from a distance, Krueger asks the naked man if he can call someone for him. &#8220;No, no, no — yeah yeah! Let me see your phone,&#8221; the man responds.
&#8220;Why you chasing me, n****?&#8221; Krueger yells as he&#8217;s being approached. &#8220;I&#8217;m about to call the cops on your a**. &#8230; This n**** be tweakin&#8217;.&#8221;
As reported by The Daily Wire earlier this month, police reports indicate Prude was restrained by officers while waiting for the ambulance the cops summoned — video suggests this was done soon after Prude told officers, “Give me your gun, I need it.”
Prude was reportedly taken to a local hospital for suicidal thoughts about eight hours before his encounter with the RPD.
&#8220;As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage (which can be viewed below) and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and lost consciousness,&#8221; The Daily Wire reported. &#8220;He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.&#8221;
As shown in the police body-cam footage, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID. (The interaction with police was in March, at the height of the pandemic.)
An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says" rel="noopener">according</a> to WXXI News, “listed the cause of Prude’s death as ‘complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,’ an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.”
A portion of the police report reads: “(The paramedic) stated that the observations of the subject were that he could be experiencing ‘excited delirium,’ which she described as a condition in which the subject is experiencing agitation and aggression; increased heart rate and respiration; overheating — which she stated would explain the subject being naked on a night when temperatures were around 32 degrees and mixed snow and precipitation — sweating, flushed appearance; excessive strength, a high tolerance for pain and incoherent speech.”
Prude&#8217;s death and the alleged mishandling of the interaction has sparked at-times violent protests in Rochester and demands for the police chief and Democrat Mayor Lovely Warren to resign. The RPD command staff, including Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, announced their resignations on Tuesday. Mayor Warren has no plans to resign.
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-entire-rochester-command-force-police-chief-resign-over-daniel-prude-case">Entire Rochester Command Staff, Police Chief Resign Over Daniel Prude Case</a>

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New Alleged Video Of Daniel Prude From Night Of Police Interaction Surfaces Online

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On Friday night, restaurant-goers were targeted by left-wing Black Lives Matter protesters who chased customers out of establishments and flipped over patrons&#8217; dinner plates in Rochester, New York, as evidenced by video footage.
The restaurants, however, are siding with the protesters, emphasizing how apparently little monetary damage the demonstrations caused and outright dismissing the terrorizing of their customers.
Protesters and violent rioting erupted in the city during the week over the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old black man who died about a week after an interaction with the Rochester Police Department (RPD).
&#8220;Three restaurants that were affected by Friday night&#8217;s protests over the death of Daniel Prude released statements on Saturday acknowledging they did have some property damage while voicing support for the peaceful protestors,&#8221; News 10 WHEC <a href="https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/restaurants-affected-by-friday-night-protests-voice-support-for-protestors/5852513/">reported</a> Saturday.
On Instagram, restaurants Swan Dive, Ox and Stone, and Daily Refresher posted &#8220;nearly-identical statements,&#8221; the news station noted:
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<blockquote>&#8220;Despite what videos might depict, we lost some glassware last night. You can not deny the anger and hurt our community is feeling right now. As always, the actions of a few agitators are amplified louder and louder as videos are shared and conclusions are drawn. We, now and always, stand with those standing against injustice.
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<blockquote>Ever better.&#8221; </blockquote>
The statements noted that the restaurants would be closing on Saturday night, one day after the apparently minimal disruption from protesters.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappeningNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HappeningNow</a> the protesters in Rochester NY are &quot;shutting down restaurants&quot;, tables are broken, people running off scared <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rochesterprotests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rochesterprotests</a> <a href="https://t.co/oxmlZp526w">pic.twitter.com/oxmlZp526w</a>
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The following night, another Rochester business owner witnessed destruction to his establishment by left-wing rioters. A store which encompasses a U-Haul service and is owned by a black man was torched, leaving at least three of the vehicles destroyed by the alleged arson.
WHEC News 10 journalist Charles Molineaux captured photos of the destruction and the business owner, Jesse Barksdale. According to the photos, it appears Mr. Barksdale placed a &#8220;Proud to be Black Owned&#8221; sign outside the business, which was clearly ignored by rioters allegedly protesting racial injustice.
&#8220;Three U-Haul trucks destroyed at J-Ribs on State Street,&#8221; the reported said. &#8220;Owner Jesse Barksdale says he was bounced out of bed to respond,&#8221; Molineaux reported. &#8220;Livid over the destruction of his business.&#8221;
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Three U-Haul trucks destroyed at J-Ribs on State Street. Owner Jesse Barksdale says he was bounced out of bed to respond. Livid over the destruction of his business. <a href="https://t.co/7FKPtD6mmS">pic.twitter.com/7FKPtD6mmS</a>
&mdash; Charles Molineaux (@WHEC_cmolineaux) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHEC_cmolineaux/status/1302481269645807617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599481738115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGtT4pGB_zMExDo7BKsShk30trd4g">according</a> to WXXI News, “listed the cause of Prude’s death as ‘complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,’ an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.”
&#8220;Police reports indicate Prude had apparently “gone on a destructive tear,” “smashing out the windows of several storefronts, and ranting about having the coronavirus” before police came in contact with him, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599481738115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGtT4pGB_zMExDo7BKsShk30trd4g">highlighted</a> WXXI News.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599481738115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGVHbC4XEpM7M7p76sm4QYnCFK71Q">The Daily Wire</a> reported Friday on the interaction with Prude and law enforcement from March:
<blockquote>Back in March, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Prude, a black male, interacted with officers from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in New York after at least two people called 911 about Prude’s behavior and welfare, included Prude’s own brother, Joe Prude.
Police reports indicate Prude was restrained by officers while waiting for the ambulance the cops summoned — video (below) suggests this was done soon after Prude told officers, “Give me your gun, I need it.”
As <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/09/03/daniel-prudes-autopsy-report-says-excited-delirium-a-controversial-diagnosis-contributed-to-his-death/#50fed9951784" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/09/03/daniel-prudes-autopsy-report-says-excited-delirium-a-controversial-diagnosis-contributed-to-his-death/%2350fed9951784&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599481738115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGqLHI6yK1SKqb9B2QBeRS6rro99A">noted</a> by Forbes, Prude “had been taken to the local hospital for suicidal thoughts about eight hours before his encounter with police on March 22.”
As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage (which can be viewed below) and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and loss consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID. (The interaction with police was in March, at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic.)</blockquote>
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Release Of Police Video Of Daniel Prude’s Detainment Sparks Protests In Rochester, New York

Restaurants Side With Protesters After Protesters Chase Customers Out Of Establishment

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A Rochester man is &#8220;livid&#8221; after his business was targeted by protesters ostensibly outraged over the death of Daniel Prude, a black man who died about a week after an interaction with the Rochester Police Department (RPD) back in March.
As more violent rioting took place Saturday night, lasting into early Sunday morning, protesters torched a store that encompasses a U-Haul service — a store owned by a black man — leaving at least three of the vehicles destroyed by the alleged arson.
WHEC News 10 journalist Charles Molineaux captured photos of the destruction and the business owner, Jesse Barksdale.
According to the photos, it appears Mr. Barksdale placed a &#8220;Proud to be Black Owned&#8221; sign outside the business, which was clearly ignored by rioters allegedly protesting racial injustice.
&#8220;Multiple trucks on fire at U-Haul on State Street at Brown. Rochester fire just arriving now,&#8221; Molineaux reported early Sunday morning.
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&#8220;Three U-Haul trucks destroyed at J-Ribs on State Street,&#8221; the reported said.  (JRibs also provides U-Haul services.)
&#8220;Owner Jesse Barksdale says he was bounced out of bed to respond,&#8221; Molineaux reported. &#8220;Livid over the destruction of his business.&#8221;
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Three U-Haul trucks destroyed at J-Ribs on State Street. Owner Jesse Barksdale says he was bounced out of bed to respond. Livid over the destruction of his business. <a href="https://t.co/7FKPtD6mmS">pic.twitter.com/7FKPtD6mmS</a>
&mdash; Charles Molineaux (@WHEC_cmolineaux) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHEC_cmolineaux/status/1302481269645807617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Some of the estimated 1,500 protesters that took to the streets over Prude&#8217;s death shot fireworks at officers, threw rocks, and apparently engaged in arson.
An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">according</a> to WXXI News, “listed the cause of Prude’s death as ‘complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,’ an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.”
As <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">highlighted</a> by WXXI News, police reports indicate Prude had apparently “gone on a destructive tear,” “smashing out the windows of several storefronts, and ranting about having the coronavirus” before police came in contact with him.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">The Daily Wire</a> reported Friday on the interaction with Prude and law enforcement from March:
<blockquote>Back in March, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Prude, a black male, interacted with officers from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in New York after at least two people called 911 about Prude’s behavior and welfare, included Prude’s own brother, Joe Prude.
Police reports indicate Prude was restrained by officers while waiting for the ambulance the cops summoned — video (below) suggests this was done soon after Prude told officers, “Give me your gun, I need it.”
As <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/09/03/daniel-prudes-autopsy-report-says-excited-delirium-a-controversial-diagnosis-contributed-to-his-death/#50fed9951784">noted</a> by Forbes, Prude “had been taken to the local hospital for suicidal thoughts about eight hours before his encounter with police on March 22.”
As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage (which can be viewed below) and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and loss consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID. (The interaction with police was in March, at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic.)</blockquote>

Protest In Rochester Over The Killing Of Daniel Prude

U-Haul Trucks Set Ablaze By Protesters Owned By Black Man Who Placed ‘Black Owned’ Sign Outside. He’s ‘Livid’

Following an evening of violent unrest in Rochester, New York, Democrat State Attorney General Letitia James announced Saturday that a grand jury would be empaneled as part of the investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old black man who died following an interaction with several police officers in New York in March. 
“The Prude family and the Rochester community have been through great pain and anguish,” said James. “My office will immediately move to empanel a grand jury as part of our exhaustive investigation into this matter.”
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who called for a grand jury empanelment earlier this week, lauded James for her decision, saying “justice delayed is justice denied and the people of New York deserve the truth.&#8221;
Unrest in Rochester began earlier this week, after body camera footage of Prude’s interaction with police officers was released to the public by the late man’s family, who reportedly obtained it through a public records request, reports <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/nyregion/rochester-police-daniel-prude.html">The New York Times</a>. 
The bodycam footage shows Prude in handcuffs, fully naked, on the floor of the street, and in the middle of the night in what appears to be a mix of rain and snow. In the video, Prude can be heard shouting various statements, such as “give me your gun, I need it,” and “I’m killing everybody in that house, man.”
As The Daily Wire previously reported: 
<blockquote>As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage (which can be viewed below) and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and loss consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID. (The interaction with police was in March, at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic.)</blockquote>
The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Prude’s death a homicide, per lawyer’s for his family, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/04/us/daniel-prude-body-cam-details/index.html">CNN</a>. The medical examiner found the death was caused by asphyxiation, and also cited excited delirium and acute PCP intoxication as contributing factors, report the news agency. 
Since the release of the video and medical examiner’s report earlier this week, seven officers involved in the incident have been suspended. Michael Mazzaeo, president of the Rochester Police Locust Club, told <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54035530">BBC</a> on Friday that the police officers appear to have acted within protocol for the situation. 
&#8220;To me, it looks like they were watching the training in front of them,&#8221; said Mazzaeo. &#8220;If there&#8217;s a problem with that, let&#8217;s change it.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">Daniel Prude: Police Body-Cam Footage, Autopsy Released. Here’s What We Know</a>

NY AG Moves To Empanel Grand Jury In Daniel Prude Death Investigation

Andrew Cuomo

Approximately 150 Black Lives Matter rioters smashed and vandalized several businesses and banks in Lower Manhattan on Friday night, costing residents and business owners tens of thousands of dollars in damages.
Police sources told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/09/05/black-lives-matter-protesters-riot-in-manhattan-cause-100000-damage/">New York Post</a> that the total cost of damages from one night of rioting in Manhattan caused an estimated $100,000 in damages. The riot grew out of a Black Lives Matter protest over the death of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">Daniel Prude</a>.
The New York City Police Department arrested eight people in connection with the destruction, which hit at least eight businesses and banks in Manhattan. One person arrested was from Iowa, while another traveled from Portland, Oregon. All of the suspects were charged with rioting and some were hit with additional charges of weapons and burglary tools possession.
Renewed civil unrest has rocked parts of New York since a video of Prude’s arrest in March was released on Wednesday. On March 23, two people, including Prude’s brother, called the police saying that Prude was behaving erratically and suffering from mental health issues. Prude had been running a neighborhood in Rochester, New York, naked and screaming at people that he had COVID-19.
The video released on Wednesday shows police cuffing a naked Prude and leaving him on the ground. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rochester-hospital-david-prudes-care-medically-appropriate-and-compassionate">Prude</a> challenges the surrounding officers and demands a gun.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-car-drives-through-daniel-prude-protesters-in-nyc">The Daily Wire</a> reports:
<blockquote>As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage … and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and loss consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID.</blockquote>
The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office found that Prude had died from “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,” which indicates that Prude may have been high on PCP at the time of his arrest.
Black Lives Matter protesters and rioters have taken to the streets of New York City and Rochester, vandalizing businesses and smashing windows. On Friday night, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-far-left-black-lives-matter-storms-rochester-people-climb-on-homes-trash-businesses?%3Futm_source=twitter">rioters in Rochester</a> harassed numerous people dining out at restaurants. Several people attempted to break into an apartment building while others set fire to a bus stop.
On Thursday, one man in Rochester voiced his anger to Spectrum News reporter Brianna Hamblin and called for the entire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-heats-up-over-daniel-prude-we-gonna-put-matters-into-our-own-hands-if-justice-dont-come-we-got-100000-deep-ready">police force to resign</a>, saying, “We want badges, we want Chief of Police badges. We want it because they swept this under the rug.”
“Black lives do matter, okay? We want to see those officers arrested, and if we don’t—we tired. We are tired. We tired of it, man,” he continued. “They act like black people—we want justice all over the world, we want equal pay, we want equal rights, when you go to court, we wanna be treated equal.”

Protests In Rochester, NY

Report: Black Lives Matter Riot In Manhattan Causes Estimated $100,000 In Damages

Friday evening, the city of Rochester, New York, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-far-left-black-lives-matter-storms-rochester-people-climb-on-homes-trash-businesses">exploded in violence</a>, as far-left Black Lives Matter rioters chased customers out of restaurants, broke windows, set bus stations aflame, and climbed on top of houses over the death of a 41-year-old man named Daniel Prude, who is black.
Prude died seven days after an interaction with Rochester police officers back in March, at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A statement released Friday from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), which encompasses Strong Memorial Hospital, where Prude was treated, pushed back on the mainstream narrative that Mr. Prude was not adequately cared for, supposedly due to the color of his skin.
Prude&#8217;s care, URMC said, was &#8220;medically appropriate and compassionate,&#8221; adding that they are unable to disclose detail about the care due to privacy constraints. The statement noted that the Prude family has been asked to sign off on a HIPPA release so Strong Hospital can release information to the public.
URMC has also offered the Prude family to sit with them and discuss any concerns they have.
&#8220;URMC does not agree that the care our hospital provided in this case is an example of the systemic shortfalls we all want to address. Based on our review, we believe his care was medically appropriate and compassionate,&#8221; reads the statement from URMC, <a href="https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/urmc-daniel-prudes-care-was-medically-appropriate-and-compassionate-/5852096/">according</a> to News 10 NBC.
&#8220;As we said Thursday in extending our deepest sympathies to the Prude family, privacy laws prevent us from discussing Daniel Prude’s evaluation or treatment at Strong Memorial Hospital,&#8221; URMC continued. &#8220;While reviewing his case internally, we have asked the family to meet with us so that we can answer any questions they have about his care.&#8221;
&#8220;In addition, we have sent a HIPAA release form to the Prude family, asking permission to share information about Daniel Prude’s care as part of this important community and national conversation,&#8221; the medical center added.
An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">according</a> to WXXI News, “listed the cause of Prude’s death as ‘complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,’ an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">The Daily Wire</a> reported Friday on the interaction with Prude and law enforcement from March:
<blockquote>Back in March, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Prude, a black male, interacted with officers from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in New York after at least two people called 911 about Prude’s behavior and welfare, included Prude’s own brother, Joe Prude.
Police reports indicate Prude was restrained by officers while waiting for the ambulance the cops summoned — video (below) suggests this was done soon after Prude told officers, “Give me your gun, I need it.”
As <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/09/03/daniel-prudes-autopsy-report-says-excited-delirium-a-controversial-diagnosis-contributed-to-his-death/#50fed9951784">noted</a> by Forbes, Prude “had been taken to the local hospital for suicidal thoughts about eight hours before his encounter with police on March 22.”
As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage (which can be viewed below) and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and lost consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID. (The interaction with police was in March, at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic.)</blockquote>
As <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">highlighted</a> by WXXI News, police reports indicate Prude had apparently &#8220;gone on a destructive tear,&#8221; &#8220;smashing out the windows of several storefronts, and ranting about having the coronavirus&#8221; before police came in contact with him.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">Daniel Prude: Police Body-Cam Footage, Autopsy Released. Here’s What We Know</a>

Rochester Hospital: Daniel Prude’s Care ‘Medically Appropriate And Compassionate’

A driver accelerated through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City on Thursday after the crowd surrounded the vehicle, police investigating the incident said.
A crowd of protesters congregated near the corner of West 46th Street and Broadway on Thursday evening over the death of Daniel Prude, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/car-drives-through-times-square-black-lives-matter-protest-11599225306">The Wall Street Journal</a>. Prude, a 41-year-old black man, died in March, but video of a police interaction preceding his death was released on Wednesday, sparking racially-charged protesting in New York.
Video of a black Ford Taurus driving through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Times Square surfaced online soon after the incident Thursday night. Police say they are investigating the incident and are looking into reports of injuries that appeared on social media.
Police said that the car was parked for the protest, but the driver took off after demonstrators began to surround the vehicle. From the video, the driver appears to initially accelerate and bump into several protesters. After a brief pause, the driver accelerates again and drives out of the crowd and onto a relatively clear street.
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">Police arrested Prude</a> in Rochester, New York, on March 23 after two people, including Prude’s brother, called authorities saying that Prude was acting erratically and having mental health issues. When police arrived, Prude was naked and yelling that he had the coronavirus. He also repeatedly challenged police officers, even after being handcuffed and lying face down on the ground.
The Daily Wire reports:
<blockquote>As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage … and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and loss consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a “spit hood.” The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID.</blockquote>
The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office found that Prude had died from “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,” evidence that Prude may have been high on PCP at the time.
Seven police officers have been suspended while and investigation into the incident is conducted.
The video of Prude’s arrest sparked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-heats-up-over-daniel-prude-we-gonna-put-matters-into-our-own-hands-if-justice-dont-come-we-got-100000-deep-ready">unrest and protests in Rochester</a>. One man voiced his anger to Spectrum News reporter Brianna Hamblin on Thursday, saying, “We want badges, we want Chief of Police badges. We want it because they swept this under the rug.”
“Black lives do matter, okay? We want to see those officers arrested, and if we don’t—we tired. We are tired. We tired of it, man,” he continued. “They act like black people—we want justice all over the world, we want equal pay, we want equal rights, when you go to court, we wanna be treated equal.”

Daniel Prude protest

WATCH: Car Drives Through Daniel Prude Protesters In NYC

New York City

Protesting has broken out in Rochester, New York, over the recent release of body camera footage related to an interaction Rochester police officers had back in March with a 41-year-old man named <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">Daniel Prude</a>, who died seven days later.
One man upset about the incident and the alleged cover-up by city officials suggested to a reporter on camera Thursday that racially-charged violence would be the response if &#8220;justice&#8221; does not come.
&#8220;Justice,&#8221; outlined by the man, includes the removal of Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, who is black, and the arrest of the officers involved in the interaction.
&#8220;We want badges, we want Chief of Police badges,&#8221; the man told Spectrum News reported Brianna Hamblin. &#8220;We want it because they swept this under the rug.&#8221;
&#8220;Black lives do matter, okay? We want to see those officers arrested, and if we don&#8217;t &#8212; We tired. We are tired. We tired of it, man,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;They act like black people &#8212; we want justice all over the world, we want equal pay, we want equal rights, when you go to court, we wanna be treated equal.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s unequal all the way across the board,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We tired of it. Black lives do matter, okay? We tired of these police killing people.&#8221;
&#8220;We gonna put matters into our own hands if justice don&#8217;t come,&#8221; he told Hamblin. &#8220;I&#8217;m being honest with you. We got a 100,000 deep, ready. Ya&#8217;ll need to know that.&#8221;
When the reporter asks the man his name, he speeds off and seemingly tells her, &#8220;Ya&#8217;ll don&#8217;t need to know that.&#8221;
Hamblin captioned the video post: &#8220;Man passing by the memorial saying he wants the officers who arrested Daniel Prude to resign because &#8216;they swept this under the rug.'&#8221;
WATCH:
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Man passing by the memorial saying he wants the officers who arrested Daniel Prude to resign because “they swept this under the rug.” <a href="https://twitter.com/SPECNewsROC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SPECNewsROC</a> <a href="https://t.co/irsWTV8jZN">pic.twitter.com/irsWTV8jZN</a>
&mdash; Brianna Hamblin (@BriReports) <a href="https://twitter.com/BriReports/status/1301484169449664513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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According to media reports, officers were alerted to Prude&#8217;s erratic, destructive, and potentially self-harming behavior by at least two people, one of whom was his brother, Joe Prude.
During the interaction, Prude was completely nude and spewing vulgarities, spitting, telling officers to give him their guns, and seemingly high on PCP. While officers were restraining Prude as they were waiting for an ambulance, the man fell unconscious and stopped breathing. Prude was resuscitated on the way to the hospital but was left with severe brain damage. His family took him off life support about a week later.
An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">according</a> to WXXI News, “listed the cause of Prude’s death as ‘complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,’ an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.”
Since Wednesday, there have been demonstrations over Prude&#8217;s death in Rochester and, though far away, in New York City, as well.
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Daniel Prude, say it again <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DanielPrude?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DanielPrude</a> <a href="https://t.co/ytnEUqQgDo">pic.twitter.com/ytnEUqQgDo</a>
&mdash; Will Cleveland (@WillCleveland13) <a href="https://twitter.com/WillCleveland13/status/1301728037633957888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cops advancing again, water bottles flying in from protesters <a href="https://t.co/0UozJxXtmf">pic.twitter.com/0UozJxXtmf</a>
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Organizers have asked the crowd to lay on the ground or take a knee in honor of Daniel Prube. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ROC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ROC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rochester?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rochester</a> <a href="https://t.co/ADA8VtJS4L">pic.twitter.com/ADA8VtJS4L</a>
&mdash; Geoffery Rogers (@GeofferyRogers) <a href="https://twitter.com/GeofferyRogers/status/1301353178286493704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daniel-prude-police-body-cam-footage-autopsy-released">Daniel Prude: Police Body-Cam Footage, Autopsy Released. Here’s What We Know</a>

NY Heats Up Over Daniel Prude: ‘We Gonna Put Matters Into Our Own Hands If Justice Don’t Come,’ ‘We Got 100,000 Deep, Ready’

Back in March, at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Daniel Prude, a black male, interacted with officers from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in New York after at least two people called 911 about Prude&#8217;s behavior and welfare, included Prude&#8217;s own brother, Joe Prude.
Police reports indicate Prude was restrained by officers while waiting for the ambulance the cops summoned — video (below) suggests this was done soon after Prude told officers, “Give me your gun, I need it.&#8221;
As <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/09/03/daniel-prudes-autopsy-report-says-excited-delirium-a-controversial-diagnosis-contributed-to-his-death/#50fed9951784">noted</a> by Forbes, Prude &#8220;had been taken to the local hospital for suicidal thoughts about eight hours before his encounter with police on March 22.&#8221;
As cops were physically restraining the man for about two minutes, body camera footage (which can be viewed below) and media reports suggest the 41-year-old threw up and lost consciousness. He was reportedly resuscitated on the way to the hospital but likely suffered severe brain damage and was pulled from life support about a week later by his family.
Notably, Prude has a mesh-like hood placed over his head, dubbed a &#8220;spit hood.&#8221; The device is used to protect officers from saliva. Prude was repeatedly spitting and reportedly telling people he had COVID. (The interaction with police was in March, at the height of the novel coronavirus pandemic.)
An autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office, <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">according</a> to WXXI News, &#8220;listed the cause of Prude’s death as &#8216;complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phencyclidine intoxication,&#8217; an indication that Prude might have been high on PCP.&#8221;
A portion of the police report reads: “(The paramedic) stated that the observations of the subject were that he could be experiencing ‘excited delirium,’ which she described as a condition in which the subject is experiencing agitation and aggression; increased heart rate and respiration; overheating — which she stated would explain the subject being naked on a night when temperatures were around 32 degrees and mixed snow and precipitation — sweating, flushed appearance; excessive strength, a high tolerance for pain and incoherent speech.&#8221;
The interaction with RPD and the allegedly slow-walked release of information about Prude&#8217;s death from top officials in the Democrat-run city, including Mayor Lovely Warren and RPD Chief La&#8217;Ron Singletary, has sparked racially-charged protesting.
WXXI News <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/post/daniel-prude-was-suffocated-rochester-police-his-family-says">reported</a> Wednesday on Prude&#8217;s interaction with police, giving more context via police reports in addition to body camera footage:
<blockquote>[Prude] had allegedly just gone on a destructive tear, according to police reports, smashing out the windows of several storefronts, and ranting about having the coronavirus. A passing tow truck driver who called 911 described Prude as being covered in blood.
Police body-camera footage shows officers who responded confronted Prude near Dr. Samuel McCree Way with Tasers drawn and ordered him to lay down on the road, which was slick from a light snowfall. Prude complied, laying face-down on his stomach, and officers cuffed his hands behind his back.
But in time, the 5-foot-10-inch, 230-pound man grew agitated. He began yelling vulgarities and tried, unsuccessfully, to stand up. Officers ordered him several times to return to the prone position before placing a white hood over Prude’s head, known as a “spit sock,” and restraining him by holding him down by his feet and his head, and applying pressure to Prude’s back with a knee.
Prude eventually fell unconscious and stopped breathing, according to police reports. </blockquote>
Speaking to reporters this week, Joe Prude said he called police to alert them to his brother but claims officers committed a &#8220;cold-blooded murder&#8221; and &#8220;lynching&#8221; of Prude.
“I placed the phone call for my brother to get help, not to get lynched,” Joe Prude <a href="https://apnews.com/5c2f0cf366e560b7f41ebb3c964b099c?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=AP">said</a>.
&#8220;When I say &#8216;get lynched,&#8217; that was a full-fledged on-going murder, cold-blooded, none other than cold-blooded murder,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;The man is defenseless, butt-naked on the ground, he&#8217;s cuffed up already. I mean, come on. How many more brothers got to die for society to understand that this needs to stop?&#8221;
The case is currently being investigated by the state Attorney General’s Office.
Mayor Warren suspended seven RPD officers involved in the interaction, on Thursday.
Body-cam footage below:
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