16-year-old Black Teen Found Hanging On Tree In Massachusetts
16-year-old Mikayla Miller was found by a jogger tied to a tree on Sunday, April 18, in Hopington, Massachusetts.
It is believed that the teen got into a dispute with a group of other teenagers the night before. Her mother asked for her death to be investigated due to the suspicious circumstances, however, the DA claimed there was no foul play.
“My daughter was jumped by a group of kids on Saturday April 17th, 2021, and was then murdered hours later in Hopkinton, tied to a tree and left,” read the statement allegedly left by Miller’s mother.
The statement also noted that a state trooper “warned” Mikayla’s mother against seeking media attention or else her daughter’s “sexuality” would be exposed.
“They will not cover up her murder,” the statement added.
From #Mikayla‘s Mother😞😞@DAMarianRyan owes this mother answers #JusticeForMikayla#IndependentInvestigation #IndependentAutopsy #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter@chipgoines @titojackson @FredTJoseph @maura_healey @JakeAuch @BreeNewsome @CarolynDykema @BLM_Boston @KarenSpilka pic.twitter.com/yk98XMKf0H
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“The idea that we would be not investigating bullying or a murder, as the allegation, is just not true,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said to CBS Boston.