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Daquavius Royalston

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Sep 01, 2025

Victim Details

Daquavius Royalston

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2025-09-01

16

Daquavius

Royalston

07/30/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 1, 2025, the life of 16-year-old Daquavius Royalston was tragically cut short in what has been described as a devastating case of mistaken identity. The male teenager, a junior at Frederick Douglass High School with aspirations of becoming a musical artist, was returning to his family's home on Mulberry Row in southeast Atlanta. It was a place where he should have been safest, but a fatal error turned it into the scene of his untimely death.

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  • ajc: 911 calls reveal panic after Atlanta teen fatally shot at home
  • FOX 5 Atlanta: Suspect in 16-year-old Daquavius Royalston's shooting identified
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