Danroy Henry, 20, was shot and killed my police.by Lauren Urban
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Pace University students were left dumbfounded when a member of their school’s football team was fatally shot by police. Weeks later, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the incident.
Police arrived outside of a Thornwood, New York bar in response to a disturbance on October 17. The football player, Danroy “D.J.” Henry, and his friend Brandon Cox were sitting in a parked car in a fire lane.
A police officer reportedly knocked on Henry’s car window, causing him to speed away. A second officer was thrown onto the roof of the car after trying to stop the vehicle. The officer clinging to the hood, along with another officer, then fired shots at Henry.
The car came to a stop after hitting a police car, and the college junior was pronounced dead at the scene. Cox received a minor gunshot wound.
Henry’s family was left thunderstruck at his death. “Not only are we experiencing this great loss, but we absolutely can't understand how this could happen to our son," Henry's father told ABC Eyewitness News. "He just played a great game. His coach called him today a man of high moral character. His teammates all loved him,” he continued.
According to The Associated Press, Michael Sussman, an attorney for the athlete’s family, argues that the police officer was not in harm’s way when he fired at Henry. He said, after hiring a ballistics expert, it was determined that the same officer fired at least three shots, one into the hood and two into the windshield.
"The first shot was fired by an individual who was not in harm's way, who was not in the path of the vehicle, who was off to the side," Sussman said, according to The Associated Press.
However, Henry’s autopsy adds a new twist to the story. According to a police official’s account to The Associated Press, the autopsy revealed that Henry was driving drunk when he was shot to death.
His blood-alcohol level was determined to be 0.13, compared to New York’s legal limit of 0.08.
In response to this information, Henry’s father said, "If it's a part of the truth, so be it. But at the end of the day, the central question to us is, does that justify killing our son? ... We still fundamentally believe it isn't,” according to CBS News.
Sussman added, "Probably several million college students have levels of 0.13 on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. It had nothing to do with police approaching him."
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Pace University students were left dumbfounded when a member of their school’s football team was fatally shot by police. Weeks later, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the incident.
Police arrived outside of a Thornwood, New York bar in response to a disturbance on October 17. The football player, Danroy “D.J.” Henry, and his friend Brandon Cox were sitting in a parked car in a fire lane.
A police officer reportedly knocked on Henry’s car window, causing him to speed away. A second officer was thrown onto the roof of the car after trying to stop the vehicle. The officer clinging to the hood, along with another officer, then fired shots at Henry.
The car came to a stop after hitting a police car, and the college junior was pronounced dead at the scene. Cox received a minor gunshot wound.
Henry’s family was left thunderstruck at his death. “Not only are we experiencing this great loss, but we absolutely can't understand how this could happen to our son," Henry's father told ABC Eyewitness News. "He just played a great game. His coach called him today a man of high moral character. His teammates all loved him,” he continued.
According to The Associated Press, Michael Sussman, an attorney for the athlete’s family, argues that the police officer was not in harm’s way when he fired at Henry. He said, after hiring a ballistics expert, it was determined that the same officer fired at least three shots, one into the hood and two into the windshield.
"The first shot was fired by an individual who was not in harm's way, who was not in the path of the vehicle, who was off to the side," Sussman said, according to The Associated Press.
However, Henry’s autopsy adds a new twist to the story. According to a police official’s account to The Associated Press, the autopsy revealed that Henry was driving drunk when he was shot to death.
His blood-alcohol level was determined to be 0.13, compared to New York’s legal limit of 0.08.
In response to this information, Henry’s father said, "If it's a part of the truth, so be it. But at the end of the day, the central question to us is, does that justify killing our son? ... We still fundamentally believe it isn't,” according to CBS News.
Sussman added, "Probably several million college students have levels of 0.13 on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. It had nothing to do with police approaching him."
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Interview with Henry's father
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Good story..it is interesting to see what else is going to come out of this story
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