
Class-action federal civil rights suit filed against Rochester police and city officials alleging racism and excessive force
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A class-action civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday accuses the Rochester, New York, Police Department (RPD) of racist practices and a "pattern and practice of using excessive force."
The plaintiffs include individuals who claim they were subjected to excessive force and/or falsely arrested during protests over the death of Daniel Prude, who died in police custody in March 2020. They say officers responded with "the use of extreme violence and militarized police tactics," which included batons, tear gas, flash-bang grenades, armored vehicles and police dogs, the suit said. Lore McSpadden-Walker was with a group of protesters when they encountered police. McSpadden-Walker claimed to be subjected to excessive force and falsely arrested. Despite holding their hands in the air, McSpadden-Walker claims an officer "violently seized" them and "slammed their shoulder to the ground," the filing states.
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