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Kelvin Lara

Case from Boston, MA dated Jul 12, 2008

Victim Details

Kelvin Lara

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Boston

MA

2008-07-12

2008-07-12

18

Kelvin

Lara

07/07/2026


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In the early hours of a summer morning in Boston, the life of 18-year-old Hispanic male Kelvin Lara was tragically cut short. On Saturday, July 12, 2008, at approximately 2:19 a.m., police responded to a call for a person shot in the area of 25 Whittier Street in the Roxbury neighborhood. Upon arrival, officers found Lara suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Kelvin, a resident of Roxbury, was remembered as a good-n ...
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  • Teen killed in barrage of gunfire outside home - Boston Herald
  • HOMICIDE VICTIMS IDENTIFIED - Boston Police Department
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