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Community Demands Answers After Black LGBTQ Teenager Mikayla Miller Found Dead in April

HeadlineMay 05, 2021

In Massachusetts, questions are mounting following the April death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller, a Black LGBTQ teenager from the Boston suburb of Hopkinton. An investigation is ongoing, but the District Attorney’s Office has already come under fire after initially saying no foul play was suspected. Mikayla’s mother reportedly said her daughter was assaulted, then tied to a tree. A community vigil is planned for Thursday.

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