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Patch featured the Black Student Union in "Pace U. Holds Memorial, Rally 10 Years After DJ Henry Shot By Cop"
Ten years after Pace University student Danroy Henry was killed by a Pleasantville police officer, the school's Black Student Union will host a social justice rally and memorial service Thursday.
The event, on what would have been Henry's 31st birthday, will include speakers, a time of reflection from Henry's friends and family, and the retirement of the varsity football player's No. 12 jersey. It's part of Social Justice Week at the college's Pleasantville campus.
Henry was shot and killed during a post-Homecoming game celebration in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2010. The 20-year-old, who had played earlier, was shot by Pleasantville Officer Aaron Hess, who was off duty and out of his jurisdiction. Hess said he saw a group "acting aggressively" outside a Thornwood bar as he was passing by, called it in, and stayed as Mount Pleasant officers responded.
