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October 7, 2022

Rochester, NY, Will Pay $12 Million to Family of David Prude, Black Man Killed by Police
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The city of Rochester, New York, has agreed to pay a $12 million
settlement to the family of Daniel Prude, a Black man killed by police
in March 2020. Prude died from asphyxiation after Rochester police
officers handcuffed him while he was naked, put a hood over his head and
then pushed his face into the freezing cold ground for two minutes while
kneeling on his back. Last year, a grand jury decided not to file
charges against the officers involved in Prude's death. The Prude family
filed a lawsuit two years ago. The city of Rochester has not admitted
liability in Prude's killing and did not pay punitive damages.


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