It’s been nearly 30 years since Assistant Attorney General Paul McLaughlin was struck down in the street by a gang leader he was just a day away from prosecuting for a third time.

On Thursday, the Suffolk District Attorney’s office will hold a memorial and celebration of life service for McLaughlin, who was assigned to their office three decades ago when he became the first and only Bay State prosecutor killed over their work in fighting crime.

“There will be a memorial mass,” at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Boston at 4 p.m. “and then a gathering at the UMass Club after” at 5 p.m., the DA’s spokesperson told the Herald.

McLaughlin was killed on September 25, 1995 as he was getting into his car in West Roxbury shortly after stepping off of a commuter rail train.

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