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Javonte Donaldson

Case from Slidell, LA dated Jan 08, 2017

Victim Details

Javonte Donaldson

Male

Black / African American

Slidell

LA

2017-01-08

19

Javonte

Donaldson

06/23/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on a Sunday night in Slidell, Louisiana, 19-year-old Javonte Donaldson, a male, lost his life in a shootout that erupted during a drug transaction. The incident, which marked the first homicide in St. Tammany Parish in 2017, unfolded on January 8th near the Baptiste Apartments on Highway 190W. What was supposed to be a marijuana deal between two groups of individuals escalated into a fatal exchange of gunfire, ultimately claiming Donaldson's life and injuring another m ...
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  • NOLA.com: 5 arrested in St. Tammany Parish's first homicide of 2017
  • NOLA.com: Shooting near Slidell is St. Tammany's first 2017 murder
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