Updated at 7:41 p.m. ET
The New York attorney general announced on Saturday that she is putting together a grand jury as part of her office’s investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after being restrained by police in March.
“The Prude family and the Rochester community have been through great pain and anguish,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement. “My office will immediately move to empanel a grand jury as part of our exhaustive investigation into this matter.”
Read this story now for free
To continue reading, sign up for our newsletter and get unlimited access to WABE.org
You can select your preferences for news and local content. We will never share your email address. Learn how your newsletter sign-up will support WABE and Public Media