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Jeffrey Tini

Death by Force
Case Description
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Jeffrey JT Tini, a 13-year-old boy from Newtown, PA, tragically lost his life on May 2, 2022. Jeffrey, along with his younger brother Nelson Tini, aged 9, were killed by their mother, Trinh Nguyen, inside their home. Trinh Nguyen, who was 40 years old at the time, shot both of her sons while they were sleeping. She then attempted to shoot a neighbor but the gun malfunctioned. After the killings, Nguyen fled to New Jersey, where she ingested narcotics in an apparent suicide attempt but was later ...Read More
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  • https://www.inquirer.com: The Bucks County woman who killed her sons had planned the shooting, prosecutors said
  • https://www.goerie.com/story/news/crime/2022/05/02/erie-man-teen-charged-fatal-shooting-7-year-old-antonio-espn-yarger-jr/65353062007/
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    Victim Details

    Jeffrey JT Tini

    Male

    Newtown

    PA

    2022-05-02

    13

    Jeffrey

    Tini

    11/27/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I’ve been following this case closely and my heart goes out to Jeffrey and Nelson's family and fri... ...Read More
    11/14/2023
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the neighbor who narrowly escaped becoming another victim in this t... ...Read More
    10/04/2023
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