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Ashantai Nicole Finch

Case from Brooklyn Center, MN dated Apr 10, 2012

Victim Details

Ashantai Nicole Finch

Female

Black / African American

Brooklyn Center

MN

2012-04-10

32

Ashantai

Nicole Finch

06/25/2026

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Ashantai Nicole Finch, 32, a Black/African American woman, was living with her sister and brother-in-law in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, when a turbulent relationship with her boyfriend, 19-year-old Dymond Rene Hayden, turned deadly on the night of April 10, 2012. She had been trying to end the relationship, and an argument in the home's basement escalated; a shotgun blast to her chest ended her life as family members were upstairs. Hayden ran to them saying to call 911 and initially claimed the gu ...
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  • hometownsource.com: Hayden gets 15 years for killing his girlfriend in Brooklyn Park: He says it was accidental
  • We Remember 2012 | Violence Free Minnesota
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