The independent investigation commissioned by City Council into the death of Daniel Prude will be truly independent. In a letter to Special Investigator Andrew Celli, the Council’s Independent Investigation Special Committee has vowed to keep its hands-off posture.
The committee is made up of Council Members Malik Evans and Michael Patterson. The letter to Celli says “It is the desire of Council that your work be done independently and that even the special committee not be privy to the information that you are collecting until your investigation is complete.”
Daniel Prude died after being restrained by Rochester Police in March, which caused him to stop breathing. He died a week later without ever regaining consciousness. The officers involved have been suspended and several investigations are underway.