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Jess Swanson

Jess Swanson is a Miami-based journalist. She is the senior editor of American Way magazine, a lecturer at the University of Miami and has written for Vox, Fort Lauderdale Magazine, Miami New Times and the Village Voice.

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Black Teenager Damain Martin Begged Police for Help as He Drowned. His Death Was Ruled an Accident.

Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Jess Swanson

- Dec. 4, 2019

Sixteen-year-old Damain Martin drowned in a canal near Sunrise, Florida, while running from police. A new investigation suggests he may have been tased.

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