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WATCH: Former Rochester, N.Y. Police Chief Testifies About Daniel Prude Case

La'Ron Singletary was fired from Rochester Police Department in September. Prude, a Black man with a history of mental illness, died of asphyxiation after an encounter with officers in March.
Former Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference in September, was terminated from the department later that month. He will be deposed by members of the Rochester City Council investigating the death of Daniel Prude in police custody in March.

Former Rochester, N.Y., police chief La'Ron Singletary is appearing before Rochester City Council members on Friday as part of its investigation into the death of Daniel Prude last year.

Prude, a Black man with a history of mental illness, died of asphyxiation after an encounter with officers with the Rochester Police Department in March. However, details

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