BOSTON — The family of DJ Henry, an Easton-native killed by police in New York, held an event to honor victims of police violence on Sunday.
Henry was shot and killed by a former police officer in the fall of 2010 while in New York attending Pace University.
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Demonstrators kneeled for eight minutes and 46 seconds at the Rose Kennedy Greenway for the event organized by DJ’s sister Amber.
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That’s the same amount of time a Minnesota Police Officer kneeled on George Floyd’s neck in May resulting in his death.
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Floyd’s murder sparked protests around the world and a renewed call for an end to police brutality.
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