An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police

and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."
An unarmed black man died in New York state after he was hooded by police
and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows.

Daniel Prude, 41, who had mental health issues, was restrained in March by police
who put a "spit hood" - a device used to stop detainees spitting or biting - on his
head.

He later died of asphyxiation but his story has only now been made public.

His death was two months before the killing of George Floyd.
 Don't shoot, I'm disabled
 The last 30 minutes of George Floyd's life
 The other names we're hearing after George Floyd's death

Mr Floyd died after a white policeman knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes in
Minnesota. Anti-racism protests broke out in the US and globally in the wake of his
killing.

How did Daniel Prude die?

In a news conference on Wednesday, Mr Prude's brother, Joe, said he called police
in Rochester on 23 March as his sibling was showing acute mental health problems.

"I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not for my brother to get lynched,"
he said.

A warehouse worker from Chicago and father of five, Daniel Prude was visiting his
brother at the time of his death.

Police body camera footage obtained by the family through a public records request
shows Mr Prude, who had been running naked through the streets in a light snow
before police arrived, lying unarmed as officers restrain him on the ground.

The video shows that Mr Prude complied immediately when officers arrived on the
scene and ordered him to lie on the ground and put his hands behind his back. He
can be heard saying: "Sure thing, sure thing."

He becomes agitated, at times swearing at the officers who surround him and
spitting, but he does not appear to offer any physical resistance, according to the
footage.
 'They push black people out and replace us with BLM signs'
 They filmed police brutality - then faced a backlash

Mr Prude told officers he was infected with coronavirus, and they placed a white "spit
hood" over his head.

One officer is seen pressing down with both hands on Mr Prude's head and saying:
"Stop spitting."