Michael Griffith, a 23-year-old African-American man, was chased by a group of white teenagers in the Howard Beach neighborhood of Queens, New York. Fleeing the attackers, Griffith ran onto a nearby freeway where he was struck and killed by a passing car. The incident sparked widespread outrage, protests, and highlighted ongoing racial tensions in New York City.
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