Mayor Lovely Warren held a press conference Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 to talk about changes that will place and addresss some concerns from last night's rallies and protest held in memory of Daniel Prude. She said she has confidence in Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary and he will remain chief. She also said that she was approached by Rev. Myra Brown with Spiritus Christi Church who asked elders in the community to stand as a buffer between protesters and police so they had a safe place to express their feelings. Mayor Lovely Warren Tight
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city’s handling of the the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday that the city’s police chief is among those retiring, along with other senior commanders. Warren made the surprise announcement of the retirements at a City Council briefing being held online.
Here's Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren with the announcement:pic.twitter.com/wIv4YHu9q1
— The Recount (@therecount) September 8, 2020
Prude died several days after an encounter with police on March 23. Officers who found him running naked down the street put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting, then held him down for about two minutes until he stopped breathing.
