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SeCret Pierce

Death by Force
Case Description
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On the evening of April 20, 2023, in Hartford, Connecticut, 12-year-old SeCret Pierce, a Black female, was a passenger in a parked car when she was tragically struck by gunfire. The seventh-grader at Milner Middle School was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting and was hit in the head. She was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition and succumbed to her injuries the following morning.

Authorities believe the shooters, who were in a speeding vehicle, targeted three male ...Read More
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  • WTNH.com: 2 wounded in Hartford fatal shooting of 12-year-old girl arrested
  • NBC Connecticut: Girl Killed in Hartford Shooting Lost Father to Gunfire Years Earlier
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    Victim Details

    SeCret Pierce

    Female

    Black / African American

    Hartford

    CT

    2023-04-20

    12

    SeCret

    Pierce

    11/05/2025

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    I've been thinking about the role of community and how it could possibly help prevent tragedies like... ...Read More
    12/23/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the impact this tragedy is having on Se'Cret's family and friends. I rea... ...Read More
    01/02/2024
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    11/26/2023
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