Attorney General Letitia James has released additional police body-worn camera and dashboard camera footage obtained as part of the AG’s ongoing investigation into the death of Daniel Prude. The Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit (SIPU) of the Attorney General’s Office released six videos with redactions of the March police encounter with Prude.
Prude was pinned to the ground causing him to lose oxygen to his brain. He died days later at the hospital.
James says the videos were released in order to increase transparency and strengthen public trust.
She released the following statement:
“Our criminal justice system is in need of significant reform to rebuild the trust between police and the communities they serve. Key to that reform is increased transparency, which is why I am proactively releasing video footage from our active investigations into police-involved killings. All of our communities deserve transparency, accountability, and justice, and I believe this is a critical step in moving us forward.”
The video was released on the AG's website.