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Juliet Lynch

Case from Gaston, SC dated Apr 12, 2014

Victim Details

Juliet Lynch

Female

Black / African American

Gaston

SC

2014-04-12

7

Juliet

Lynch

07/06/2026

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On a spring afternoon in Gaston, South Carolina, the joyful sounds of a child's birthday party were shattered by a single, tragic gunshot. Seven-year-old Juliet Lynch was attending the celebration on April 12, 2014, when the unthinkable happened. A five-year-old boy, in search of a toy gun, came across a loaded assault rifle in the trunk of a car and accidentally fired the weapon. The bullet fatally struck Juliet, and another five-year-old boy was also injured by the shrapnel.

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  • thestate: EXCLUSIVE: Feds accuse convicted felon of possessing gun that killed 7-year-old Gaston girl
  • Weapon identified in 7-year-old's fatal shooting
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