Dontay Jamar Garner

Death by Force

Dontay Jamar Garner, 20, a Black male, was shot and killed in Decatur, Alabama, on October 30, 2025. Police were called to a shooting and found Garner gravely wounded; despite emergency efforts, he did not survive. The killing unfolded outside a neighborhood business on 5th Avenue, drawing officers, detectives, and crime scene investigators who taped off the area into the night while they interviewed witnesses and collected shell casings and surveillance footage.

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