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Forever Donatto

Case from Houston, TX dated Aug 19, 2012

Victim Details

Forever Donatto

March 28, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Houston

TX

2012-08-19

Forever

Donatto

06/26/2026


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On August 19, 2012, 11-month-old Forever Donatto was killed in a drive-by shooting in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Ponnel Lane when the vehicle in which Donatto was sitting, parked outside a home, was fired upon by occupants of a passing SUV. Donatto, seated in a car seat, was struck by one of the bullets and later died at the hospital. The surveillance video shows two suspects fleeing the scene. Authorities have appealed to the public for help in identifying those resp ...
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  • FBI shares new enhanced security video in baby girl's death
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