Family holds press conference after Brandon teen killed by train

TAMPA, Fla. - Family and friends held a press conference Sunday in Tampa for Jamar Bond, a 17-year-old Brandon High School student who was hit by a freight train Thursday morning and later died in the hospital on Friday.

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Jewell McMillan, Bond’s mother, is speaking publicly for the first time as she seeks answers surrounding the circumstances of her son’s death.

The press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. at 3406 East 28th Avenue.