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Daryl Deshawn Phillips

Case from Decatur, GA dated Jan 13, 2017

Victim Details

Daryl Deshawn Phillips

Male

Black / African American

Decatur

GA

2017-01-13

21

Daryl

Deshawn Phillips

07/07/2026

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On a January evening in 2017, a young man's life was cut short in a tragic and deceptive act of violence. Daryl Deshawn Phillips, a 21-year-old male, was fatally shot in Decatur, Georgia, in an incident that initially appeared to be a random act of violence witnessed by two acquaintances.

The events of January 13th unfolded near a Kroger on Wesley Chapel Road. Chalante Thomas, 21, and Demario Cotton, 28, initially presented themselves as concerned friends who had come to the aid of a shoo ...
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  • Arrested: Decatur Man Wanted In Slaying Near Kroger
  • ajc: DeKalb lets woman accused of murder near Kroger out of jail
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