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Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson Dies After Battle With Cancer « CBS New York
Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson Dies After Battle With Cancer « CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson has died at the age of 50.The DA's office announced that Thompson died Sunday after a hard-fought battle with cancer.Just last week, Thompson revealed publicly that he was battling cancer."Recently, I was diagnosed with cancer.
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Ken Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney, Dies After Disclosing Cancer
Ken Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney, Dies After Disclosing Cancer
PhotoKenneth P. Thompson, the first black district attorney of Brooklyn and a voice for racial justice at a moment of tension between law enforcement and minority communities, died on Sunday from cancer, his family said.Mr. Thompson was elected district attorney in 2013 after campaigning on a platform of reform and racial justice, and unseating Charles J. Hynes, a fellow Democrat and a troubled incumbent who had served more than 20 years.After being absent from his office for nearly two months, Mr. Thompson released a statement on Tuesday saying he had cancer.His office released a second statement on Sunday night, announcing his death and saying that his family had been by his side at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan when he died.
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Brooklyn District Attorney Dies After Battle With Cancer
Brooklyn District Attorney Dies After Battle With Cancer
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson.View Full Caption DNAinfo/Shayna JacobsBROOKLYN — Brooklyn's District Attorney Ken Thompson died Sunday night after battling cancer.He was 50 years old."With a heavy heart, the family of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced that the District Attorney passed away today after a hard fought battle with cancer," a statement from Thompson's office read.
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Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson Dies After Battle with Cancer
Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson Dies After Battle with Cancer
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson has died at the age of 50 after a battle with cancer.NY1's Grace Rauh filed the following report.Less than three years ago, Ken Thompson made history.He become the first African-American to serve as Brooklyn's chief prosecutor after ousting longtime incumbent Charles Hynes in a primary.
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