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Trina Ann Persad

Case from Boston, MA dated Jun 29, 2002

Victim Details

Trina Ann Persad

Female

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2002-06-29

10

Trina

Ann Persad

07/16/2026

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On a warm evening in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 29, 2002, 10-year-old Trina Ann Persad, a Black / African American female, was walking near a crowded playground in the Roxbury neighborhood. Tragically, her life was cut short when she was struck by a shotgun blast fired from a passing car. The shooting was the result of an apparent gang-related attack where Trina was an innocent bystander. The incident took place at the edge of a park ironically named for another young victim of gun violence, ...
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  • Boston.com / News / Local / Judge halts murder trial, rips 3 jurors
  • CommonWealth Magazine: Scene of the crime - CommonWealth Magazine
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