A Black man restrained by western New York police officers in March died of asphyxiation after a hood was put over his head and his face was pressed into the pavement, according to police records. Daniel Prude was visiting family in Rochester from Chicago when his brother, Joe Prude, called police to report he was having mental health issues. During the March 23 encounter, officers put a "spit hood" over Prude's head. A medical examiner ruled Prude's death a homicide caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint.”He was taken off life-support March 30. "The death of Daniel Prude was a tragedy, and I extend my deepest condolences to his family.

Source: Fox News September 03, 2020 02:01 UTC