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Official finds fatal blow unclear in Florida A&M hazing

By Mike Schneider

 |  Associated Press  

  May 04, 2012

The inability to pinpoint which blow ultimately caused a Florida drum major’s death led authorities to charge 13 defendants Wednesday with hazing rather than more serious counts like manslaughter or second-degree murder. Robert Champion was pummeled by several fellow members of the Florida A&M University marching band during a hazing ritual aboard a charter bus last fall, prosecutor says.

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