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Teca Lynn Clifford

Case from Pine Ridge, SD dated Jul 20, 2016

Victim Details

Teca Lynn Clifford

Female

Native American / American Indian

Pine Ridge

SD

2016-07-20

13

Teca

Lynn Clifford

Yes

06/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 20, 2016, in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, 13-year-old Teca Lynn Clifford, an Oglala Lakota girl, was walking down Main Street with a friend. Tragically, her life was cut short by an act of gun violence. Born on June 22, 2003, Teca was a student at Pine Ridge Elementary School where she played basketball.

The incident was one of several fatal shootings that occurred on the Pine Ridge Reservation that summer, creating a climate of fear within the community. I ...
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