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Deshon Joseph Alexander Houston

Case from Columbia, MO dated Jun 26, 2023

Victim Details

Deshon Joseph Alexander Houston

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

MO

2023-06-26

33

Deshon

Joseph Alexander Houston

08/01/2026

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On the afternoon of June 26, 2023, violence erupted in the 3200 block of Dove Drive in Columbia, Missouri, claiming the life of 33-year-old Deshon Joseph Alexander Houston. Officers from the Columbia Police Department responded to multiple reports of shots fired at approximately 4:30 p.m., arriving to find the Black male victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Despite the arrival of emergency responders, Houston was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation indicated that the fata ...
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