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Protesters Demand Answers Following Man's Subway Death after Police Involvement

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Aug 07, 2019
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Protesters in Philadelphia demand answers after a 25-year-old Black man was electrocuted by subway tracks as he was being pursued by law enforcement officers. Police were trying to arrest Bryant “BJ” Henry Jr. for a drug offense when he reportedly fled into a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) station, made contact with the elect…

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