Teen's Beating Death Captured on Video

Sept. 28) -- Chicago police are investigating the gruesome beating death of an honor roll student near a city high school. The beating was captured on video, and police are now using that video to track down the culprits. Derrion Albert, 16, can be seen being struck by a wooden board in the street during a melee involving rival gangs Thursday. After he fell to the ground, the teenagers continued to punch and kick Albert, and to strike him with wooden boards

On the tape someone can be heard yelling, "Derrion, get up!" and calling for an ambulance. Police appealed to the public for help in finding Albert's killers, reported the Chicago Tribune. Albert's family hopes the video will help people identify those involved in his death. A teenage girl who asked not to be identified shot the video. She showed it to the victim's family on Friday, then turned it over to police and Fox Chicago, the Tribune reported. Witnesses said Albert was trying to help another student and got swept into the fight.

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