Amid a nationwide outrage, lawmakers and activists call for changes to how police respond to people who may be having an emotional or mental-health episode.
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Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Restrained 9-Year-Old Girl With Pepper Spray
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has ordered the suspension of police officers who were involved in using pepper spray to restrain a young girl, the city announced late Monday.
Body camera videos released by Rochester, New York, police showed officers using pepper spray to restrain a handcuffed 9-year-old girl on Avenue B on Friday.
The city did not specify how many police officers were suspended. The suspensions will continue until an internal police investigation is completed.
“What happened Friday was simply horrible, and has rightly outraged, all of our community,” Warren said in a statement.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Lawmakers and organizations are reacting to the use of pepper spray on a 9-year-old by Rochester Police officers on Friday.
The incident happened after an unrelated family trouble call that involved a possible stolen car. The child s mother told police that she was making suicidal statements. Police handcuffed the girl and put her in the car, but when the girl refused to put her feet inside the car, an officer pepper-sprayed her. The girl was taken to Rochester General Hospital via AMR in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law. She was later released.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the following statement:
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