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Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated May 15, 2021

Victim Details

Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith

Female

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2021-05-15

9

Trinity

Rayne Ottoson-Smith

08/02/2026

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On a bright spring day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 9-year-old Trinity Rayne Ottoson-Smith was joyfully jumping on a trampoline in a friend's backyard during a birthday party. It was May 15, 2021, a day that would end in unimaginable tragedy. In an instant, the laughter of children was pierced by the sound of gunfire. A red Ford Fusion had driven down an alley in the 2200 block of Ilion Avenue North and someone inside opened fire, aiming at a residence. Trinity, an innocent bystander caught in the ...
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  • KVIA: $180,000 reward and billboard campaign part of effort to solve shootings of 3 children - KVIA
  • The Independent: Child dies after stray bullet hit her while she was bouncing on trampoline
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