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As we remember Nikolette Rivera on what would have been her 3rd birthday, let’s not forget her mother | Jenice Armstrong

I can’t imagine what she’s going through and I’m deeply concerned that in a city with as many resources for victims of crime that she’s not more connected.

Joan Ortiz, the mother of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera who was shot and killed last year, at a candlelight vigil held in her honor on Oct. 21, 2019.
Joan Ortiz, the mother of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera who was shot and killed last year, at a candlelight vigil held in her honor on Oct. 21, 2019.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
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