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Demone Nesbitt

Death by Force
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Demone Nesbitt, a 23-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on May 31, 2017, in Kinston, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the Mitchell Wooten Court housing complex, where Nesbitt was shot. He succumbed to his injuries while being transported to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The Kinston Police Department quickly identified the shooting as a double homicide, with another victim, 18-year-old Donald Girtley Jr., also losing his life in the same incident.

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    Victim Details

    Demone Nesbitt

    Male

    Black / African American

    Kinston

    NC

    2017-05-31

    23

    Demone

    Nesbitt

    11/24/2025

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    09/08/2024
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    10/20/2023
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