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Hollis, 53, saw her only child, 21-year-old Richard Hollis, shot five times in the kitchen of her small West Kendall apartment by officer Jaime Pino in June 2022.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Stribling, 23 and an only child and his father Karlos is an ex-Marine.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Her first thought was her daughter, her only child.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Duffy has been grieving since the 2022 death of her only child, her son Marcus, who died at the age of 23.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Stribling, 23 and an only child and his father Karlos is an ex-Marine.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Her first thought was her daughter, her only child.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Duffy has been grieving since the 2022 death of her only child, her son Marcus, who died at the age of 23.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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