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James Coakley, a 17-year-old Black male, was shot on the sidewalk outside his home on Hollander Street in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood on the evening of July 4, 2011. Police from District B-2 were called to 60 Hollander Street a little after 7 p.m.; responding officers found him suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was later pronounced dead. Witness updates that night noted the shooting around 8 p.m. and confirmed his death soon after.

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Victim Details

James Coakley

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Boston

MA

2011-07-04

2011-07-04

17

James

Coakley

11/08/2025


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