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Deonta Evans

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jan 13, 2016

Victim Details

Deonta Evans

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2016-01-13

2016-01-13

19

Deonta

Evans

07/09/2026


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In the winter of 2016, a young man's life was tragically cut short on a street in northwest Atlanta. Deonta Evans, a 19-year-old male, was riding his bicycle on the afternoon of January 13th, just a block away from his home. He had just been to a store to buy a Powerball ticket for his mother. As he rode in front of J.E. Brown Middle School, shots rang out, and Deonta was struck multiple times. The brazen daylight shooting prompted a temporary lockdown of the school, which was still in session. ...
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    I can’t stop thinking about the devastating loss of Deonta Evans and how his life was cut short so... ...Read More
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