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Dontay Tolston

Case from Columbia, MO dated Jan 02, 2014

Victim Details

Dontay Tolston

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

MO

2014-01-02

23

Dontay

Tolston

07/12/2026

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On the night of January 2, 2014, in Columbia, Missouri, 23-year-old Dontay Tolston, a male, was found with a gunshot wound in a residence on Newton Drive. Emergency services transported him to a local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead in the early morning hours. The initial police response to reports of shots fired had not located a victim or a suspect.

The subsequent investigation into Tolston's death quickly led authorities to three suspects: 20-year-old ...
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  • NOLA.com: Missouri murder suspect is arrested in New Orleans
  • Columbia Daily Tribune: Police make arrest in Dontay Tolston shooting death
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    Does anyone else find it really disturbing that Martrell Smith was on probation for nonviolent offen... ...Read More
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