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Nakieka Taylor

Case from Boston, MA dated Aug 20, 2017

Victim Details

Nakieka Taylor

March 28, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Boston

MA

2017-08-20

2017-08-20

30

Nakieka

Taylor

07/05/2026


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On a warm summer evening in Boston, on August 20, 2017, the life of a 30-year-old African-American woman named Nakieka Taylor was tragically cut short. Known affectionately as Kiki, she was a beloved figure in her Roxbury neighborhood. Just after 9:30 p.m. at the Warren Gardens apartment complex on Walnut Avenue, chaos erupted as gunshots rang out. Nakieka had been either walking from a friend's apartment to her own home or sitting on her family's patio when she was struck by a bullet.

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  • Family Says 30-Year-Old Woman Killed Sunday In Roxbury Was Hit ...
  • Stray bullet kills Roxbury woman - Boston Herald
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