02:33USA: Demonstrators rally outside Rochester police building over Daniel Prude killing
Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Rochester's Public Safety building, which houses the local police department, on Sunday as they demonstrated over the killing of Daniel Prude for the fifth night in a row.
Demonstrators marched through the streets with banners and flags before reaching the building, which had been protected with fences.
As per plans announced earlier by Mayor Lovely Warren, community elders stood next to the fence, in between the protesters and police, in order to prevent violence.
Protesters took turns addressing the crowd, with one joking that the cumulative effects of the tear gas over the recent days of protest was akin to a dermatological treatment.
Police bodycam footage of Daniel Prude's March arrest sparked the protests after it was released on Wednesday. The video showed police covering Prude's head with a 'spit hood' and holding him on the ground before he stopped breathing, after officers found him naked in the street. Prude was taken to hospital but was declared brain-dead and was subsequently taken off life support on March 30.
Prude's brother Joe had called the police for help after it became clear that his brother was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Seven police officers were suspended in connection with the case on Thursday, with New York's attorney general announcing the formation of a grand jury to investigate Prude's death on Saturday.
02:33Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Rochester's Public Safety building, which houses the local police department, on Sunday as they demonstrated over the killing of Daniel Prude for the fifth night in a row.
Demonstrators marched through the streets with banners and flags before reaching the building, which had been protected with fences.
As per plans announced earlier by Mayor Lovely Warren, community elders stood next to the fence, in between the protesters and police, in order to prevent violence.
Protesters took turns addressing the crowd, with one joking that the cumulative effects of the tear gas over the recent days of protest was akin to a dermatological treatment.
Police bodycam footage of Daniel Prude's March arrest sparked the protests after it was released on Wednesday. The video showed police covering Prude's head with a 'spit hood' and holding him on the ground before he stopped breathing, after officers found him naked in the street. Prude was taken to hospital but was declared brain-dead and was subsequently taken off life support on March 30.
Prude's brother Joe had called the police for help after it became clear that his brother was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Seven police officers were suspended in connection with the case on Thursday, with New York's attorney general announcing the formation of a grand jury to investigate Prude's death on Saturday.