Rochester Police Department Chief La'Ron Singletary and other top leaders have announced their retirement over the city's handling of the suffocation of Daniel Prude. Photo: AP
Rochester Police Department Chief La'Ron Singletary and other top leaders have announced their retirement over the city's handling of the suffocation of Daniel Prude. Photo: AP
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In US, Rochester police leaders step down over Daniel Prude suffocation death

  • Prude was found running naked down a street in New York state’s third largest city in March, during an apparent psychotic episode
  • The police chief and two commanders retired amid ongoing protests after a video showed officers putting a hood over his head and holding him down

Associated Press
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Updated: 12:26pm, 9 Sep, 2020

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Rochester Police Department Chief La'Ron Singletary and other top leaders have announced their retirement over the city's handling of the suffocation of Daniel Prude. Photo: AP
Rochester Police Department Chief La'Ron Singletary and other top leaders have announced their retirement over the city's handling of the suffocation of Daniel Prude. Photo: AP
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