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Deonte Whiteside, a 17-year-old from Sacramento, California, was tragically shot and killed on June 23, 2016. The incident occurred outside his home in Elk Grove, a suburb of Sacramento. Whiteside was lured out of his house by Danqwail Jones, who used a girl's Snapchat account to deceive him into thinking he was meeting up with her. Once Whiteside stepped outside, Jones, who was 16 at the time, shot him. This premeditated act of violence shocked the community and led to a complex investigation a ...Read More
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Deonte Whiteside
Female
Black / African American
Sacramento
CA
2016-06-23
17
Deonte
Whiteside
11/22/2025




