death is nothing short of an american tragedy. more now from abc's scott goldberg. morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. some people, including robert champion jr.'s parents, were hoping for more serious charges like murder or manslaughter. but prosecutors said the evidence for pinning that kind of charge on somebody just wasn't there. it's been almost six months since the famous florida a&m university marching band went silent. suspended indefinitely while authorities investigated band members for their role in the hazing death of 26-year-old drum major robert champion jr. >> this is a homicide by hazing. >> reporter: now prosecutors say 13 people are responsible. 11 of them charged with hazing resulting in death, a felony with a maximum sentence of six years. >> we do not have a blow or a shot or a knife thrust that killed mr. champion. it is an aggregation of things which exactly fit the florida statute.