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Tenzin Kunkhyen

Case from Somerville, MA dated Aug 29, 2017

Victim Details

Tenzin Kunkhyen

Male

Asian

Somerville

MA

2017-08-29

16

Tenzin

Kunkhyen

07/11/2026

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In the late afternoon of August 29, 2017, the life of 16-year-old Tenzin Kunkhyen, an Asian male, was tragically cut short inside a home on Farragut Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts. Emergency responders arrived at the residence to find the teenager with a single gunshot wound to his chest. Kunkhyen was rushed to Mount Auburn Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Although he had previously attended Somerville High School, he had recently moved to the neighboring city of Malden. The day afte ...
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  • Middlesex DA Names Suspect In Somerville Fatal Shooting
  • Police seek teenager in connection with fatal shooting of 16-year-old in Somerville
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    I recently came across the case of Tenzin Kunkhyen, and my thoughts go out to his friends and family... ...Read More
    03/29/2024
    Has anyone else been thinking about the circumstances surrounding how Tenzin ended up at the home on... ...Read More
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