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Duquesne University announces it has reached settlement agreement with Dannielle Brown following her son's death
Marquis Brown, who went by "Jaylen" -- died in 2018 after he jumped from his dorm room 16 stories up.
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Updated: 6:48 PM EDT Apr 8, 2021
Duquesne University announces it has reached settlement agreement with Dannielle Brown following her son's death
Marquis Brown, who went by "Jaylen" -- died in 2018 after he jumped from his dorm room 16 stories up.
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Updated: 6:48 PM EDT Apr 8, 2021
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MARCHING FOR MARQUIS BROWN, THE DUQUESNE STUDENT WHO DIED BACK IN 2018. POLICE SAY HE FELL FROM HIS DORM ROOM WINDOW. BUT HIS MOTHER AND OTHERS ARE CALLING FOR A DEEPER INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4 REPORTER KATELYN SYKES IS THERE WITH THEIR MESSAGE. KATELYN: NO ONE IS AROUND ME RIGHT NOW SO I’M NOT WEARING A MASK. JAYLEN BROWN’S MOTHER, DANNIELLE, IS DEMANDING ANSWERS. SHE DOESN’T BELIEVE WHAT AUTHORITIES SAY LEAD UP TO HER SON JUMPING OUT OF HIS DORM ROOM WINDOW AND TO HIS DEAT SATURDAY, JOINED BY DOZENS OF SUPPORTERS WHO WANT JUSTICE FOR J.B. DANNIELLE BROWN HAS SPENT THE LAST NINE DAYS AT FREEDOM CORNER, ON A HUNGER STRIKE. >> IT JUST SEEMS CRAZY THAT FOUR PEOPLE IN A ROOM COULD NOT KEEP MY SON SAFE. KATELYN: DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY AND PITTSBURGH POLICE OVER THE DEATH OF HER SON JAYLEN IN 2018. >> WE NEED ANSWERS. I’VE BEEN SUFFOCATING FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW. THE SLOGAN "I CAN’T BREATHE," THAT’S BEEN ME. SINCE COMING HERE, I’VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IN SOME AIR AND I WANT ANSWERS. KATELYN: APPEALING TO THE UNIVERSITY TO MAKE THEIR RESOURCES OPEN AND AVAILABLE SO HER FAMILY CAN DO AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH ON SATURDAY, JOINED BY DOZENS OF SUPPORTERS >> JUSTICE FOR JB. KATELYN: WHO TOOK TO THE STREETS AND MARCHED. WHAT SIDE ARE YOU ON, MY PEOPLE, WHAT SIDE ARE YOU ON? KATELYN: BLOCK AFTER BLOCK TO DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY AND BROTTIER HALL, WHERE BROWN TOOK HIS LAST BREATH. POLICE SAY BROWN WAS ACTING ERRACTICALLY BEFORE HE THREW A CHAIR INTO THE WINDOW OF HIS 16TH FLOOR DORM, AND ACCORDING TO FOUR EYEWITNESSES, JUMPED OUT. BUT BROWN’S MOTHER, AND THIS GROUP, DISPUTE THAT, AND ARE COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT A GRIEVING MOTHER. >> WHEN I LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS POURED OUT, I’M HUMBLED AND I’M FULL OF GRATITUD KATELYN: BROWN SAID SHE ALSO WANTS BODY CAMERAS ON ALL CAMPUS RESPONDERS TO BE TRAINED IN MENTAL CRISIS INTERVENTION PITTSBURGH POLICE SAY THEY MET WITH BROWN SEVERAL TIMES T REVIEW EVIDENCE. SATURDAY, AGAIN, CALLING HIS DEATH A TRAGEDY.