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Desmond Rattary

Case from West-palm-beach, FL dated Aug 11, 2020

Victim Details

Desmond Rattary

Male

Black / African American

West-palm-beach

FL

2020-08-11

24

Desmond

Rattary

06/24/2026

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Desmond Rattary, a 24-year-old Black male from Riviera Beach, FL, was fatally shot on August 11, 2020, in West Palm Beach. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. when West Palm Beach police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the north end of the city. Upon arrival, they found Rattary with gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation revealed that the shooting took place during a parking-lot transaction involving Percocet painkiller pills. According to p ...
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  • WPTV: Man shot, killed in West Palm Beach; police searching for shooter
  • WPEC: Riviera Beach man killed in shooting in West Palm Beach
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