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Octavious Critton

Case from El Dorado, AR dated Aug 11, 2019

Victim Details

Octavious Critton

Male

Black / African American

El Dorado

AR

2019-08-11

17

Octavious

Critton

07/30/2026

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On a warm August evening in El Dorado, Arkansas, the life of 17-year-old Octavious 'Tay' Critton Jr., a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 11, 2019, just days after his seventeenth birthday and on the cusp of his senior year at El Dorado High School, Critton was found near a residence on California Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving a community in mourning and a family grappling with an immense loss.

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  • https://www.fox16.com/news/state-news/1-dead-1-injured-in-el-dorado-shooting/
  • KATV: 1 dead, 1 injured in El Dorado homicide
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    Has anyone else noticed how the El Dorado Police have been handling this case? I know they're probab... ...Read More
    10/17/2024
    Does anyone remember Tay's football coach from El Dorado High speaking out during those early vigils... ...Read More
    10/17/2024
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    I've been following the case of Tay Critton, and it's just so hard to process how s... ...Read More
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