“The amount of money that’s involved is not going to be enough to bring his five children’s father back to them,” he said. “But I think that they feel that it was a tragedy that should have been avoided and hopefully will be avoided in the future, if the situation presents itself again.”
The city was represented by Corporation Counsel Linda Kingsley and deputy counsel Patrick Beath.
In a statement, Rochester Mayor Malik D. Evans said settling the case was in the city’s best interest, given the expense of defending it.
“It would have cost taxpayers even more to litigate, and would have placed a painful toll on our community,” Evans said.
“It is now time to look forward so we may work together and focus our efforts on Rochester’s future,” the mayor said in a statement.
Rochester’s mayor and police chief at the time of Prude’s death have since been replaced amid accusations of covering up police misconduct regarding the matter.
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