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Police Release New Videos of Non-Binary Teen Nex Benedict Who Died After School Fight

The Owasso Police Department has released new surveillance and body camera footage showing 16-year-old Nex Benedict in the hours after they were assaulted and before they died.

The videos include security footage of Benedict and other students stacking chairs at Owasso High School and then exiting into the bathroom, where the fight broke out.

They also released footage of Nex walking out of school, accompanied by an official.

The Owasso Police Department also released police body cam footage of an officer speaking to Nex and their mother Sue Benedict, in an emergency room at Bailey Medical Center.

“I got jumped,” Nex said to the officer. “They’ve been antagonizing me,” they added. When the officer asked why Nex and their friend had been getting bullied, Nex said it was “because of the way that we dress.”

Nex’s mother said that the school wanted to talk about the incident in a few days, but she wanted something to be done…

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