article_snippet.sent: (CNN)The last three defendants prosecuted in the hazing death of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion were convicted Friday of manslaughter and hazing with the result of death, reported CNN affiliate WFTV.
article_snippet.sent: Champion, 26, died in November 2011 after a band hazing ritual in which he was beaten aboard a school bus after a football game in Orlando, Florida.
article_snippet.sent: The initiation required pledges to run down the center of a school bus while being punched, kicked and assaulted by senior members, band members have said.
article_snippet.sent: A medical examiner ruled Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion's death a homicide and said A medical examiner died within an hour of being beaten.
article_snippet.sent: Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion suffered multiple blunt trauma blows, A medical examiner said.
highlights_snippet.sent: Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion died in 2011 after a hazing ritual aboard a bus .
  