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Haitian Student Pierre Damas Bel Killed Near Springfield, Ohio
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, died on August 31 after running in front of Jack Buhring's truck on a highway near Springfield, Ohio. The death is drawing attention because of Bel's immigrant background and the city's prior prominence in national debates over Haitian arrivals, with discussion focusing on the circumstances of the accident and Bel's young age and aspirations.
Why now: Springfield, Ohio has been a flashpoint in US immigration debates, so the death of a Haitian student there is drawing outsized attention.
Pierre Damas BelJack BuhringSpringfield, OhioWright State University
Evidence
- 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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