Summary
In 2010, college football player Danroy “DJ” Henry went out to celebrate with his teammates and was fatally shot by a police officer. This event triggered a seven-year journey for the Henry family as they searched for answers about what really happened. CBS News correspondent James Brown reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/22/2019.
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| 0:00.0 | That day was full of laughs. We got there, the energy was great. My whole family was there. |
| 0:13.0 | I think I made all the games and homecoming. We were all there. We had driven up and we were there to see the game. |
| 0:21.6 | DJ, he was my shadow. |
| 0:24.6 | He and I were together all the time. |
| 0:26.6 | My family's really close. |
| 0:29.6 | Really close, always been really close. |
| 0:31.6 | We are like our own little universe, the five of us. |
| 0:36.6 | Dad called him DJ. |
| 0:38.0 | Mom would call him Danny. |
| 0:39.7 | Danny, always. |
| 0:42.4 | He was the surrogate dad to his siblings. |
| 0:45.7 | They looked up to him. |
| 0:47.8 | I struggled with math as a high school student, |
| 0:51.1 | he'd be the first one to sit down and be like, |
| 0:52.6 | okay, well, let's figure it out. |
| 0:55.0 | He, um, was, oh my gosh, a joy, a pied piper in the neighborhood. All of the kids loved him. The biggest smile you've ever seen, and a very gentle spirit. |
| 1:15.6 | We had driven up there the same day, watched the game, hung out, and then drove back home. |
| 1:26.6 | So very early in the morning, I was startled awake, and I said to Angela, someone is at the door. |
| 1:32.3 | It was two police officers. |
| 1:34.3 | They said, Mr. Henry, your son has been in an accident. |
| 1:38.3 | He handed me a slip of paper and said, you need to call this number. |
| 1:42.3 | The nurse on the phone said, |
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