Suspected hazing death of Florida A&M drum major ruled homicide by blunt force trauma

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida A&M University drum major whose death revealed a culture of hazing within the school's famed marching band died from shock caused by internal bleeding after suffering blunt force trauma, officials said Friday.

Robert Champion, 26, had bruises to his chest, arms, shoulder and back and suffered bleeding from soft tissues, causing him to go into shock, the medical examiner's office in Orlando said. The autopsy said Champion was vomiting before becoming unresponsive Nov. 19 aboard a band bus outside an Orlando hotel after the school's football team lost to rival Bethune-Cookman.

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David S. Hilzenrath, Zachary A. Goldfarb 17 Dec, 2011


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