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In the warm evening of June 20, 2014, the life of 19-year-old Denzel Jaba Curnell came to a tragic end in Charleston, South Carolina, following an encounter with a police officer. An African American male, Curnell died from a single gunshot wound to the head, a fact that would become the center of a contentious debate, with official reports starkly contrasting with accounts from eyewitnesses. The community was left grappling with conflicting narratives, one of a troubled young man who took his o ...Read More
Victim Details

Denzel Jaba Curnell

Male

Black / African American

Charleston

SC

2014-06-20

19

Denzel

Jaba Curnell

12/14/2025