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Nathaniel Rivers

Case from Boston, MA dated Nov 05, 2016

Victim Details

Nathaniel Rivers

March 27, 2023

Male

African-American / Black

Boston

MA

2016-11-05

2016-11-05

29

Nathaniel

Rivers

07/13/2026


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In the early hours of a Saturday in Boston, the life of Nathaniel Rivers, a 29-year-old African-American man, was tragically cut short. On November 5, 2016, in the neighborhood of Dorchester, violence erupted on Bentham Road, leaving Rivers with fatal gunshot wounds.

The incident unfolded around 12:40 a.m., a time when the city was enveloped in the quiet of the late night. Boston Police officers responded to the scene and discovered that a man, later identified as Nathaniel Rivers of Roxb ...
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  • Man killed in Dorchester shooting identified - Boston.com
  • Man shot three times in Dorchester, dies - Universal Hub
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