Prude's brother, Joe Prude, asked at a news conference on Wednesday. Prude's family says police put a spit hood over his head and pressed his face to the pavement for two minutes. The officers slam Prude's head into the street. A medical examiner concluded that Prude's death was a homicide caused by "complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint." Investigation continuesThe city halted its investigation into Prude's death when the office of State Attorney General Letitia James began its own investigation in April.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 00:27 UTC