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Family of 10-Year-Old Fatally Shot at S. Jersey Football Game Suing the District, NJSIAA

Attorney Ben Crump joined by Micah “Dew” Tennant’s parents Samuel Dunmore (left) and Angela Tennant along with Micah’s aunt Monica Tennant (far right) as he announces a lawsuit against the Pleasantville Board of Education and NJSIAA
P. Kenneth Burns
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Attorney Ben Crump joined by Micah “Dew” Tennant’s parents Samuel Dunmore (left) and Angela Tennant along with Micah’s aunt Monica Tennant (far right) as he announces a lawsuit against the Pleasantville Board of Education and NJSIAA

The family of a 10-year-old boy – who died after being shot at a South Jersey high school football game nearly two years ago – is suing the school district that hosted the match. From the New Jersey Desk, WHYY’s Kenneth Burns reports attorney Ben Crump is leading the civil suit that Crump says is about safety.

(Original air-date: 9/23/21)

Kenneth Burns is WHYY’s South Jersey reporter. He joined the station in 2018 as an anchor. He also contributed stories and won a 2020 Keystone Media Award for one of them.