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Rochester to pay 12 million to family of man killed by cops..spit hood death
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/daniel-prudes-family-reaches-12m-settlement-rochester-2020-death-rcna51010Daniel Prude's family reaches $12M settlement with Rochester, N.Y., over 2020 death
Prude died in March 2020 after police restrained him with handcuffs and placed a "spit hood" over his head.
Daniel Prude's family reaches $12M settlement with Rochester, N.Y., over 2020 death
Prude died in March 2020 after police restrained him with handcuffs and placed a "spit hood" over his head.
The family of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died more than two years ago after he was detained by upstate New York police, has reached a $12 million settlement with the city of Rochester.
The city announced the news Thursday but did not acknowledge any wrongdoing in Prude's March 2020 death. Prude died following an encounter with police after they restrained him with handcuffs and placed a “spit hood” over his head.
In a statement, Mayor Malik Evans said the settlement was the best decision "given the costs of continued litigation."
"It would have cost taxpayers even more to litigate, and would have placed a painful toll on our community," Evans said. "It is now time to look forward so we may work together and focus our efforts on Rochester's future."
Prude, 41, was having a mental health episode when police restrained him on March 23, 2020. His brother, Joe Prude, had called 911 for help with his brother's behavior. Daniel Prude had undergone a mental health check at a hospital the previous day.