Rochester mayor promises police reforms following Daniel Prude’s death

Demonstrators march through the streets in Rochester, NY (Adrian Kraus/AP)

The mayor of Rochester, New York has promised reforms are coming to the city’s police department following a fifth night of demonstrations over the March death of Daniel Prude, who lost consciousness after police held him down with a hood over his head.

Mayor Lovely Warren announced at a news conference on Sunday that the crisis intervention team and its budget would move from the police department to the city’s department of youth and recreation services.