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Orange County Sheriff: Hazing involved in FAMU student's death
http://www.wtxl.com/content/breakin...azing-involved-in/AKSJmgXrlECNfeGuPpSFZQ.cspx
The death of a Florida A&M University student and drum major in the schools famous Marching 100 band may have been linked to hazing, according to Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.
The student, 26-year-old Robert Champion was with the Marching "100" in Orlando this week, where they were performing during the Florida Classic football game. ..........Champion had just gotten off of the bus when he began vomiting and complaining he could not breathe.
Champion was rushed to Doctor Phillips Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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Sheriff Demings has said that any students responsible in the hazing will face felony charges. No arrests have been made yet, and the investigation is ongoing.
The president of Florida A&M University, Dr. James Ammons, says the band has been suspended indefinitely, or until the investigation is finished..........
Ammons also announced plans to launch a separate task to see if there are any questionable actions of culture of the Marching 100. He says that this task force's role will not be to find a culprit in the alleged hazing, that job is for Orange County Sheriff's Office detectives, but to focus solely on the behavior of the band.
http://www.wtxl.com/content/breakin...azing-involved-in/AKSJmgXrlECNfeGuPpSFZQ.cspx
The death of a Florida A&M University student and drum major in the schools famous Marching 100 band may have been linked to hazing, according to Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.
The student, 26-year-old Robert Champion was with the Marching "100" in Orlando this week, where they were performing during the Florida Classic football game. ..........Champion had just gotten off of the bus when he began vomiting and complaining he could not breathe.
Champion was rushed to Doctor Phillips Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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Sheriff Demings has said that any students responsible in the hazing will face felony charges. No arrests have been made yet, and the investigation is ongoing.
The president of Florida A&M University, Dr. James Ammons, says the band has been suspended indefinitely, or until the investigation is finished..........
Ammons also announced plans to launch a separate task to see if there are any questionable actions of culture of the Marching 100. He says that this task force's role will not be to find a culprit in the alleged hazing, that job is for Orange County Sheriff's Office detectives, but to focus solely on the behavior of the band.