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Yahaira Hernandez

Case from Springfield, MA dated Jan 05, 2015

Victim Details

Yahaira Hernandez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Springfield

MA

2015-01-05

30

Yahaira

Hernandez

07/07/2026

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In the winter of 2015, the life of 30-year-old Hispanic female Yahaira Hernandez was tragically cut short. On the morning of January 5th, Hernandez was discovered in a running SUV in the Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts. She had been fatally shot in what authorities have described as an act of domestic violence. The vehicle was found parked near an elementary school on a day when students were returning from the holiday break, though officials stated the children were not i ...
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