ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The New York Civil Liberties Union is calling on Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren to take action to change tactics used by Rochester Police. 

It sent her a letter with a list of requests, including ending the excessive use of military equipment as well as deploying tear gas.

The group releasing a statement saying in part:

"We have witnessed the RPD wield unwarranted aggression and abusive tactics toward residents peacefully protesting Mr. Prude’s murder and calling for reform. We have learned from Mr. Prude’s death that the RPD can no longer respond to residents in behavioral health crisis, and that the city must immediately create safe alternatives."