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Tasjahnaya Khalia Tasji Dance

Case from Boston, MA dated Jan 22, 2021

Victim Details

Tasjahnaya Khalia Tasji Dance

Female

Boston

MA

2021-01-22

19

Tasjahnaya

Khalia Tasji Dance

07/22/2026

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On a Friday afternoon in Boston, the life of 19-year-old Tasjahnaya Khalia Dance, known to her loved ones as "Tasji," was tragically cut short. On January 22, 2021, in the Dorchester neighborhood, the female teenager was shot multiple times near the intersection of Bowdoin Avenue and Washington Street. Responding to a call around 12:40 p.m., police discovered Dance with life-threatening injuries. She was quickly transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

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  • BostonGlobe.com: Teen charged with murder in January shooting of young woman in Dorchester - The Boston Globe
  • BostonGlobe.com: Mother mourns 19-year-old daughter killed in daylight Dorchester shooting - The Boston Globe
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