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Dontae D. Copeland

Case from Leesburg, FL dated Jun 27, 2025

Victim Details

Dontae D. Copeland

Male

Black / African American

Leesburg

FL

2025-06-27

20

Dontae

D. Copeland

07/11/2026

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Dontae D. Copeland, 20, a male from Leesburg and identified as Black/African American, was shot on the evening of June 27, 2025, around 7 p.m. on the 1000 block of Tuskegee Street in the Carver Heights area. First responders and officers tried to save Dontae D. Copeland, 20, male, before he was taken to UF Health Leesburg Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The quiet of a Friday summer evening gave way to sirens and tape as investigators marked the pavement and neighbors gathered on porches, ...
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