On August 18, 2020, 20-year-old Marquaveon Dewayne Purdiman, an African American male, was fatally shot in Marion, Illinois. The incident occurred on Cherry Street, where another individual, DeAndre Edwards, also sustained gunshot wounds but survived.
Following the shooting, two men from Carbondale, Illinois—Jamonte Allison Jr. and James Moore—were arrested and charged in connection with the crime. Both individuals faced two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated b
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