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[Music] [Applause] that day was full of laughs we got there the energy was great my whole family was
there I think I made all the games and homecoming we were all we were all there we had driven up and we were there to
see the game DJ he was my shadow he and I were together all the time my family's
uh uh really close really close always been really close we are like a um our own little Universe the five of us dad
called him DJ mom would call him Danny Danny always he was uh the surrogate dad to his siblings they looked up to him I
struggled with math as a high school student and he'd be the first one to sit down and be like okay well let's figure
it out he um was oh my gosh a joy a pi Piper in the neighborhood all of the kids loved him
the biggest smile you've ever seen and a very gentle Spirit we driven up there the same day
watched the game hung out and then drove back home so very early in the morning I was
startled awake and I said to Angela someone is at the door it was uh two police officers they said Mr Henry your
son has been in an accident he handed me a a slip of paper and said you need to call this
number the nurse on the phone said are you Mrs Henry I said yes I heard my son was in an accident then I kept saying
well what happened what happened and she said he was shot and I said who would shoot him I I
can't I can't understand understand who would shoot him the nurse gave the phone
to the one of the attending physicians who got on the phone and said he died I remember just falling to my knees DJ
Henry was a 20-year-old Pace University junor back in October of 2010 when he was fatally shot in his
car I heard what sound like firefighters and I heard a car Screech I didn't think
anything of it homecoming someone probably have fireworks last thing I thought about was what ended up being
the case everybody wasn't buying the original story it immediately didn't fit together so I had suspicions from day
one people believed fervently that they knew what happened and whenever you hear
of a a case like this you can't believe First Impressions something really significant
happened in this car do you keep evidence from every case that you handle this was an unusual situation I needed
it to be here so perhaps a day like today would come when we could tell the story what really happens
[Applause] [Music] here I never thought in a million years it would turn out the way it did we
don't need some version of the story that protects one side or the other our whole goal was to just get the truth
[Music]

Inside a family’s mission to restore their son’s reputation after he was fatally shot by a police officer. CBS News special correspondent James Brown reports Saturday, June 13 at 9/8c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

DJ Henry's family seeks the truth after his fatal shooting in 2010.

Key points

The Joyful Spirit. DJ Henry, remembered as a joyful presence in his family and community.
Tragic News. A mother receives the heartbreaking news of her son's death.
Seeking the Truth. The pursuit of truth in the aftermath of tragedy.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I can't understand who would shoot him.

A mother grappling with the loss of her son.

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