"Tragic Loss: Non-Binary Teen's Fight at School Sparks Nationwide Outcry"
TL;DR
The Owasso Police Department has released new surveillance and body camera footage showing 16-year-old Nex Benedict in the hours after they were assaulted and before they died, with Nex stating that they were being bullied due to the way they dress. The footage includes security footage of Benedict and other students at Owasso High School and police body cam footage of an officer speaking to Nex and their mother in an emergency room. The police are waiting for the results of a toxicology report to determine the cause of Nex's death, which has been determined not to be from the trauma of the fight in the bathroom.
Topics:nationcrime-and-justice#bullying#crime-and-justice#investigation#non-binary-teen#police-footage#school-fight
- Police Release New Videos of Non-Binary Teen Hours Before They Died After School Fight The Daily Beast
- In Video, Nonbinary Student Describes Fight in Oklahoma School Bathroom The New York Times
- Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight KPRC Click2Houston
- Senator calls LGBTQ+ people 'filth,' says most don't want them here Tahlequah Daily Press
- After Nex Benedict’s death, LGBTQ+ Oklahomans vow to ‘not let the hate take over’ PBS NewsHour
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