Rochester police officers suspended after girl, nine, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed
by Adam Gabbatt in New York and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5DKD9)
Outrage swells in western New York city after body-cam video shows officers spraying girl in face with chemical irritant'
The city of Rochester, New York, has suspended police officers seen in body-camera videos spraying a chemical irritant" in the face of a distraught and handcuffed nine-year-old girl, officials announced on Monday.
The city did not specify how many officers were suspended. The suspensions will last at least until an internal police investigation is completed.
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