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Clayborn Blair

Case from Boston, MA dated May 04, 2018

Victim Details

Clayborn Blair

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2018-05-04

58

Clayborn

Blair

07/05/2026

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On the evening of May 4, 2018, 58-year-old Black/African American male Clayborn Blair was fatally shot in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. in a park at the Mildred C. Hailey apartment complex on Centre Street. Blair, a father of three and a Navy veteran, was in the park with a group of about 15 people when a gunman opened fire. He and another man, 23-year-old Christopher Joyce, were innocent victims in the attack. Both men were trans ...
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  • BostonGlobe.com: Salem State student, father of three were innocent victims in Jamaica Plain shooting - The Boston Globe
  • NECN: Family, Friends Remember Jamaica Plain Shooting Victims
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    Has anyone else been following the increasing concerns about community safety in Jamaica Plain, espe... ...Read More
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