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Sonam Choden

Case from Oakland, CA dated Apr 02, 2012

Victim Details

Sonam Choden

Female

Asian

Oakland

CA

2012-04-02

33

Sonam

Choden

07/07/2026

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Sonam Choden, a 33-year-old resident of El Cerrito, California, tragically lost her life on April 2, 2012, in a mass shooting at Oikos University in Oakland. Choden, who had moved to the Bay Area from India, was pursuing a nursing career at the university. She had previously worked for the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India, and was deeply involved in the Tibetan-American community in the Bay Area. Her death, along with six others, cast a pall over the community, which had seen man ...
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  • Oikos University shooting - Wikipedia
  • The Indian Express: Indian,Tibetan among 7 killed in Oakland shooting spree
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