The beating death of Derrion Albert, 16-years-old, an honor student at Chicago’s Fenger High School is still under investigation. However, a video of the fight is helping police find clues as to what happened and why.
Apparently, a gang fight broke out on Thursday in Roseland, in Southside Chicago, and Derrion was killed in the rumble. Initial reports were that he had refused to join a gang, resulting in his beating death. However, since the amateur video has been made available, it appears he just got caught up in the fighting and was beaten to death.
Chicago police believe this gang fight is yet another in a series of fights and tensions that have been ongoing between Fenger High School students and rival gang members.
As you can see in the video below, there is a significant group of people fighting, punching, swinging boards and kicking in the street. Fox Chicago obtained the video which shows someone being hit by one of the boards and kicked and beaten after he falls to the ground. Albert died from blows from one of those boards. Also on the video, someone can be heard yelling, ‘Darrion, get up!’
Albert’s mother, Anjanette Albert, says that other student’s have told her that Derrion got drawn into the fight when he tried to help another student. Other students and staff from the Agape Community Center nearby pulled Derrion out of the fight, but it was too late to save him.
Although faces were not easily visible from the tape, police have been able to identify several of the perpetrators. They are using the tape to find clues as to who is responsible for the death of Derrion Albert. As of now there are four people being questioned about the attack, three are over 17 years of age.
Albert’s memorial service has been postponed until Monday at the request of Chicago Public Schools.
The five-minute melee left Darrion dead from a blow to the head and three other students hospitalized.
The Derrion Albert beating video is below. Please be warned it contains graphic violence.
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Chicago Fenger High School Student Beaten to Death (Video)
September 28th, 2009 at 8:33 am
why the f**k would you do something like that
September 28th, 2009 at 11:55 am
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September 28th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
The videographer evidently knew this was going down before it did. Should he not be held responsible?
September 28th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
[...] Derrion Albert was just 16 years old when he was beaten to death outside the high school he attended on the city’s South Side, where he was an honor roll student. [...]
September 28th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
[...] Derrion Albert: Chicago Fenger High School Student Beaten to Death …The beating death of Derrion Albert, 16-years-old, an honor student at Chicago’s Fenger High School is still under investigation. However, a video of the fight is helping police find clues as to what happened and why. …Read more [...]
September 28th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
ok where da hell where the techers and staff when this lil boy was gettin beating to death like damn.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
It was a few blocks away from the school, nisha, and after school I think.
September 28th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
[...] From RightJuris.com: As you can see in the video [...], there is a significant group of people fighting, punching, swinging boards and kicking in the street. Fox Chicago obtained the video which shows someone being hit by one of the boards and kicked and beaten after he falls to the ground. Albert died from blows from one of those boards. Also on the video, someone can be heard yelling, ‘Darrion, get up!’ [...]
September 29th, 2009 at 2:59 am
I totally feel his mother’s pain. My son was jumped on the same way but it was with a car club instead of sticks. It was somewhere between 15 and 20 boys. They broke his nose and busted his eye open. He also had bruises all over his body. I know the hurt and pain!
September 29th, 2009 at 4:55 am
[...] a woman who was interviewed on a local TV station in the aftermath of the death last week of Derrion Albert, a sixteen-year old Chicago resident and honor roll student who was beaten to death outside of his [...]