Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude last spring in Rochester, N.Y., were suspended Thursday by the city's mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances of the fatal encounter. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the suspensions at a news conference amid criticism that the city kept quiet about Prude's death for months. WATCH | Mayor describes her reaction to video of Prude's arrest:Rochester, N.Y. ,Mayor Lovely Warren says what she saw in the video of Daniel Prude's arrest and death was a man 'who needed help.' Prude's death happened just as the coronavirus was raging out of control in New York and received no public attention at the time. Joe Prude, right, the brother of Daniel Prude, and his son Armin, stand with a picture of Daniel Prude in Rochester, N.Y., on Thursday.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 20:45 UTC