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Deanton Shields

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Oct 18, 2015

Victim Details

Deanton Shields

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2015-10-18

22

Deanton

Shields

07/04/2026

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In the cool autumn air of a St. Louis evening, the life of Deanton Shields, a 22-year-old Black / African American male, was tragically cut short on Sunday, October 18, 2015. He was found fatally wounded inside a vehicle in the 100 block of North Larch Street in Ferguson, a city within St. Louis County that had been under intense national scrutiny. The discovery was made in the Northwinds Apartments complex, a place that would become the backdrop to a sorrowful and unresolved chapter.

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  • stltoday.com: Ferguson police investigating deadly shooting
  • Obituary for Mr. Deanton Shields - Austin A. Layne Mortuary, Inc.
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