Its old news, but his is another tragic case of another unarmed black male killed by the police. How the fuck this cop gonna jump on the hood of a moving car then claim he was in danger? Then they never filed charges on the cop.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dj-hen...of-pace-university-football-player-justified/
In the early morning hours of Oct. 17, 2010, Danroy "DJ" Henry, a Pace University football player, was shot dead by Pleasantville, N.Y., police officer Aaron Hess. That event triggered a seven-year journey for DJ's family as they searched for answers.
"We're not anti-police," Danroy Henry, Sr., DJ's father, tells CBS News special correspondent James Brown. "We're just trying to understand what the facts tell us. Was it a justified shooting or was it not justified? Because if it wasn't – it was murder."
"People believed fervently that they knew what happened," says Brian Sokoloff, who represents Hess. "And whenever you hear of a case like this, you can't believe first impressions."
DJ was out celebrating with his teammates at a bar after a homecoming game when other patrons got into a fight. Police say that DJ was parked in a fire lane in front of the bar and when he was asked to move, he allegedly sped towards Officer Hess, propelling him on the hood and forcing him to shoot DJ.
When it was over, DJ was dying in the street, and he and his friends were in handcuffs.
Hess maintained he shot into the car because he feared for his life and had no other option. DJ's friends and witnesses denied he was driving fast and said he wasn't trying to hit the officer.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dj-hen...of-pace-university-football-player-justified/
In the early morning hours of Oct. 17, 2010, Danroy "DJ" Henry, a Pace University football player, was shot dead by Pleasantville, N.Y., police officer Aaron Hess. That event triggered a seven-year journey for DJ's family as they searched for answers.
"We're not anti-police," Danroy Henry, Sr., DJ's father, tells CBS News special correspondent James Brown. "We're just trying to understand what the facts tell us. Was it a justified shooting or was it not justified? Because if it wasn't – it was murder."
"People believed fervently that they knew what happened," says Brian Sokoloff, who represents Hess. "And whenever you hear of a case like this, you can't believe first impressions."
DJ was out celebrating with his teammates at a bar after a homecoming game when other patrons got into a fight. Police say that DJ was parked in a fire lane in front of the bar and when he was asked to move, he allegedly sped towards Officer Hess, propelling him on the hood and forcing him to shoot DJ.
When it was over, DJ was dying in the street, and he and his friends were in handcuffs.
Hess maintained he shot into the car because he feared for his life and had no other option. DJ's friends and witnesses denied he was driving fast and said he wasn't trying to hit the officer.
