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Obama praises Tennessee teen killed while shielding girls from gunfire

Name: Obama praises Tennessee teen killed while shielding girls from gunfire
Uploaded: 2015-12-21T07:13:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 32 s
Description: Thousands of people across the U.S. are remembering a 15-year-old from Tennessee who died trying to shield three girls from a shooting. Police say Zaevion Dobson was killed in Knoxville Thursday when he got caught in the crossfire between rival gangs. President Obama leads a list of Americans paying homage to Dobson. David Begnaud reports.

Thousands of people across the U.S. are remembering a 15-year-old from Tennessee who died trying to shield three girls from a shooting. Police say Zaevion Dobson was killed in Knoxville Thursday when he got caught in the crossfire between rival gangs. President Obama leads a list of Americans paying homage to Dobson. David Begnaud reports.