Thirteen people involved in the incident have been suspended without pay] The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James released the bodycam footage and has opened an investigation into the incident, which she called “shocking and disturbing.” Anger erupted across the state and Brooks’ son hopes his father’s death can be a “catalyst for change.”.
A Black inmate’s fatal beating at New York prison ignited outrage: Here’s what we know about the case Thirteen state department of corrections employees have been suspended without pay while one correction officer resigned after the deadly attack.
His cause and manner of death have yet to be determined by the medical examiner’s office but preliminary findings showed “concern for asphyxia due to compression of the neck as the cause of death, as well as the death being due to actions of another.”.
A 43-year-old inmate was fatally beaten while handcuffed inside a New York prison and the incident was filmed on bodycam footage, leaving many outraged at the scene.
That’s where video footage captured the brutal attack taking place — all while Brooks was handcuffed with his hands behind his back, the attorney general’s office said.
