New York governor calls for criminal charges in beating death of Robert Brooks after autopsy rules it a homicide
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for criminal charges to be filed and arrests to be made after an autopsy report determined Black inmate Robert Brooks’ fatal beating at the hands of correctional officers in December to be a homicide.
Fatal beating of shackled NY inmate Robert Brooks ruled a homicide
The death of a shackled inmate at a central New York State prison late last year has been ruled a homicide, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. Robert Brooks, 43, was brutally beaten with his hands tied behind his back by corrections officers while in custody at Marcy Correction Facility on Dec.
Death of Marcy inmate Robert Brooks ruled homicide
The death of Robert Brooks, the state prison inmate who was beaten by guards at Marcy Correctional Facility, has been ruled a homicide by a medical examiner. Charges remain unfiled against any of the 18 people that the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision has named in its review of the incident.
Robert Brooks' death ruled a homicide, attorney says. What we know now
The death of Robert Brooks, a man from Greece who died after being fatally beaten by corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility on Dec. 9, has been ruled a homicide, according to the Onondaga County Medical Examiner.
Robert Brooks' death ruled a homicide by medical examiner, lawyer says
An attorney representing Robert Brooks' family says the Onondaga Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide.
Death of inmate Robert Brooks, who was beaten by New York prison guards, ruled a homicide
The autopsy reported that Brooks died from “compression of the neck and multiple blunt-impact injuries,” a family lawyer said.
Death of Robert Brooks ruled a homicide, Gov. Hochul pushes for arrests
The death of Robert Brooks, an incarcerated man beaten at Marcy Correctional Facility, has been ruled a homicide, according to the family’s attorney. Now, Governor Kathy Hochul is calling for charges to be filed,
Investigations launched into Robert Brooks’ death
The beating death of an inmate allegedly at the hands of correction guards at upstate New York prison is leading to calls for systematic changes.
Protesters call for murder charges in fatal beating of Robert Brooks at Central NY prison
Multiple corrections officers violently beat Brooks on Dec. 9 in the infirmary at Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, repeatedly punching and kicking him in the groin, abdomen, face and back. He died hours later at a Utica hospital.
Community calls for reform after Robert Brooks’ death ruled a homicide
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The tragic death of Robert Brooks has sparked a community outcry for prison reform. Brooks, from Greece, died after being beaten by prison guards, and his death has now been ruled a homicide, according to the Albany Times Union.
Beating death of Marcy prison inmate Robert Brooks ruled a homicide
The death of Robert Brooks, a Black man brutally beaten by corrections officers at Marcy Correctional Facility, was ruled a homicide in an autopsy report.
Robert Brooks' attorneys include Marcy Correctional report from 2022 which details abuse
While the horrors of abuse at Marcy Correctional are only just starting to enter the public eye, the Correctional Association ...
Brooks case shows why district attorneys should investigate deaths involving police (Your Letters)
State Attorney General investigations candrag on for years, while local prosecutors bring closure and justice within months, ...
New Yorkers rally for Robert Brooks outside the Onondaga County DA’s office
About 50 people gathered outside the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office calling for murder charges to be brought to ...