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Haitian Student Pierre Damas Bel Killed on Ohio Highway
Original: On August 31, Pierre Damas Bel ran in front of Jack Buhring's truck on the highway near Springfield, OH, and was killed
Pierre Damas Bel, a Haitian immigrant studying neuroscience at Wright State University, was killed on August 31 when he ran in front of Jack Buhring's truck on a highway near Springfield, Ohio. Reports say he died instantly. The case is drawing attention because of Bel's status as a Haitian immigrant, a topic tied to ongoing debate about Springfield's immigrant community.
Why now: The victim's Haitian immigrant background connects the death to the politically charged debate over immigration in Springfield, Ohio.
Pierre Damas BelJack BuhringSpringfield, OhioWright State University
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- On August 31, Pierre Damas Bel ran in front of Jack Buhring's truck on the highway near Springfield, OH, and was killed instantly. Shortly afterwards, it emerged that Bel had been a Haitian immigrant enrolled at Wright State University, wanting to study neuroscience, until… · NewsDesk@flipboard.social · 15
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