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Jamari Dent, Who Tried To Take Life After Merciless Bullying, Dies At 13
Jamari's attempted suicide two years ago and a series of Facebook live videos from his hospital room led to an outcry.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Family attorney Jon Erickson told the CBS 2 Investigators Jamari, who was 11 years old when he attempted suicide in February 2019, died Thursday night from the anoxic brain injury he suffered at the time.
Jamari’s attempted suicide two years ago, and a series of Facebook live videos from his hospital room led to an outcry. His mother, Teirra Black, sat down with CBS 2 Investigator Brad Edwards in 2019 to talk about the day everything changed. On Feb. 18, 2019, Jamari pleaded with his mother to let him stay home from school the next day.
