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Diona McDonald

Case from Daytona-beach, FL dated Sep 17, 2015

Victim Details

Diona McDonald

Female

Black / African American

Daytona-beach

FL

2015-09-17

19

Diona

McDonald

06/27/2026

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Diona McDonald, a 19-year-old African American woman from Southfield, Michigan, was tragically killed on September 17, 2015, in Daytona Beach, Florida. She was a student at Bethune-Cookman University, where she studied music alongside her friend, 21-year-old Timesha Carswell, who was also killed in the same incident. The two women were shot and killed in their apartment, located about four miles from the university campus.

The perpetrator of this heinous crime was identified as 27-year-ol ...
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    Has anyone else been following the discussions on the safety of off-campus housing? My heart goes ou... ...Read More
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    I’ve been following the heartbreaking case of Diona McDonald and Timesha Carswell, and I just can�... ...Read More
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