Deonte Keshawn Puryear

Murdered
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On June 16, 2019, at approximately 9:41 p.m., 18-year-old Deonte Keshawn Puryear was fatally shot in the Summerchase subdivision of Calera, Alabama. Puryear, a resident of Alabaster, was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Calera Police Department arrested 24-year-old Jaylin Tevin Washington of Calera in connection with the shooting. At the time, charges were pending as the investigation continued.

Puryear was a student at Thompson High Sch ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Deonte Keshawn Puryear

    Male

    Black / African American

    Calera

    AL

    2019-06-15

    18

    Deonte

    Keshawn Puryear

    litigation

    11/10/2024

    Forum Posts (2)
    Deonte Keshawn Puryear was a Black/African American male, 18 years old at the time of his disappeara... ...Read More
    05/22/2024
    I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything about a memorial being held for Deonte. Let me kno... ...Read More
    05/15/2023
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