PhotSeven police officers have been suspended over the arrest and asphyxiation death of black man Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York after video of the March incident was released, the city's mayor said, calling it an act of racism. Prude's family has called for the arrest of the officers involved in his death seven days after the incident on March 23 in the upstate New York city. Photo: ReutersWarren, who said she was not made aware of the circumstances of Prude's death until August, condemned the death as an act of racism. "Institutional and structural racism led to Daniel Prude's death. Prude's family obtained body camera footage after filing a freedom of information act request, CBS-affiliate WROC-TV reported.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 03, 2020 21:33 UTC