The New York City Attorney sets up a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude. The black man may have died of police violence, images of which surfaced this week.
The grand jury consists of citizens who must determine if there is enough evidence to prosecute. Prosecutor Letitia James says setting up a grand jury is part of “a thorough investigation.”
Prude died in March after an arrest in the city of Rochester, New York. He ran in a confused state and naked on the street. Officers pulled a bag over his head and held the 41-year-old man pressed to the ground for minutes.
Police: Cops didn’t do anything wrong
Images of body cams the agents were wearing surfaced on Wednesday. People have been demonstrating in Rochester for evenings ever since. Last night eleven demonstrators were arrested.
Police leaders concluded in April that the agents did nothing wrong in the arrest of Prude.
New York governor Cuomo is happy that a grand jury is now coming. “Justice delay is not justice and New Yorkers deserve the truth.”
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