A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Friday in the 19th Judicial Court by the family of Caleb Wilson, the Southern University fraternity pledge who died during a hazing ritual earlier this year.

The lawsuit targets a collection of institutions and individuals, including: the national chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, the Beta Sigma chapter of the fraternity on Southern's campus, the state of Louisiana as represented by the Board of Southern University, and the fraternity members accused of orchestrating the ritual that led to Wilson's death.

Wilson, a 20-year-old trumpet player for Southern University's famed Human Jukebox marching band, died after he was punched in the chest four times while pledging for Omega Psi Phi inside a warehouse at 3412 Woodcrest Drive.

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