Injured U.Va. student says in written statement he kept wondering, 'How could this happen?'
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A University of Virginia student who was bloodied during an arrest by a state liquor control agent says in a statement read by his attorney that he kept wondering how such a thing could happen.
Martese Johnson appeared at a news conference Thursday evening, accompanied by his attorney who read a statement from the injured man.
The statement read, "As the officers held me down, one thought raced through my mind: how could this happen? I trust the scars will one day heal, but the trauma of what the officers did will stay with me forever."
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Students at the university have demonstrated in support of Johnson, who needed 10 stitches to close a gash on his head.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe ordered the Virginia State Police to investigate the incident.