Stoughton Crash Victim Is Cousin Of Jamaica Plain Murder Victim

STOUGHTON, MA — While all of Stoughton is mourning the loss of four high school students, one family has already suffered a tremendous loss this month.

Nick Joyce, who died in Saturday's car crash in East Bridgewater, is the cousin of Christopher Joyce, who was gunned down in Jamaica Plain days before he was supposed to graduate from Salem State University.

Christopher Joyce, a 23-year-old college senior, was shot and killed outside a Jamaica Plain apartment along with Clayborn Blair, 58, of Boston. Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said shortly after the shooting that both men were innocent victims of a gang-related shooting.

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Nick Joyce, 16, was one of five people in a car that crashed into a tree on a road in East Bridgewater. Of the five, four died and one remains in the hospital

Christopher Joyce was laid to rest earlier this year. His parents accepted his diploma at last weekend's Salem State University commencement ceremony.

Arrangements for Nick Joyce have not been announced.

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• Stoughton Begins To Mourn 'Devastating Occasion'
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Reporting from Dave Copeland was used in this story.

Image Credits: Photo of Nick Joyce - @SHS_BoysTrack, Photo of Christopher Joyce - Salem State University