Officer Aaron Hess

Cop Who Killed College Football Player In Car Nearly Got Shot Too

AP | By JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 05.12.2012

By JIM FITZGERALD WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Associated Press)-- The officer who shot and killed a college football player in his car in 2010 could easily...

DJ Henry and the Training of Police, Part Four

Phillip Martin | Posted 01.07.2012

Phillip Martin

In February 2011, when a New York grand jury declined to indict anyone involved in the shooting death of DJ Henry, Henry's family called for a federal investigation.

DJ Henry and the Training of Police Part Three

Phillip Martin | Posted 01.01.2012

Phillip Martin

Some law enforcement experts say that police forces around the country need to train officers to de-escalate conflicts and increase sensitivity to racial stereotypes.

DJ Henry and the Training of Police Part Two

Phillip Martin | Posted 12.31.2011

Phillip Martin

A New York grand jury in Westchester County earlier this year declined to indict Officer Aaron Hess in the shooting death of Danroy "DJ" Henry, a black college student from Easton Massachusetts.

DJ Henry and the Training of Police Part One

Phillip Martin | Posted 12.31.2011

Phillip Martin

The shooting death of Danroy "DJ" Henry, a black student at Pace University with no record of criminality or violence, continues to stir controversy on a number of levels that go well beyond this single incident.

Officer Who Killed Student Honored

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 06.14.2011

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A police union has given its Officer of the Year award to the policeman who shot and killed a college football player durin...