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Donovan Juste

Case from Roanoke, VA dated Feb 20, 2025

Victim Details

Donovan Leander St. Juste

Male

Black / African American

Roanoke

VA

2025-02-20

22

Donovan

Juste

06/26/2026

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In the afternoon hours of February 20, 2025, a confrontation on Laconia Avenue NE in Roanoke, Virginia, tragically ended the life of 22-year-old Donovan Leander St. Juste. A Black/African American male, St. Juste was fatally shot during an altercation that erupted at approximately 2:41 p.m.

Reports from preliminary investigations indicate that St. Juste had driven up to a parked vehicle occupied by another man and a teenager. An argument ensued between St. Juste and the other man. The ver ...
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  • Roanoke Times: Man killed in Laconia Avenue Roanoke shooting is identified
  • Victim identified in fatal NE Roanoke shooting - WDBJ
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