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Vigil planned for student killed in Long Beach
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Jun 3, 2015
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Vigil planned for student killed in Long Beach
Long Beach police shot and killed Feras Morad last week. He was a nationally ranked debater and was set to start classes at Cal State Long Beach this fall.
Feras Morad, 20, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday after friends say he had a bad reaction to psychedelic drugs.
Feras Morad, 20, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday after friends say he had a bad reaction to psychedelic drugs.
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Long Beach police shot and killed Feras Morad last week. He was a nationally ranked debater and was set to start classes at Cal State Long Beach this fall.

Tonight, family and friends of Feras Morad will be holding a candlelight vigil to remember him. Morad was shot and killed last week after a confrontation with a Long Beach police officer.

To give us the latest developments, we were joined by Gregory Yee, Public Safety reporter for Long Beach Press-Telegram.