DeAunta Terrel Farrow

Murdered
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On June 22, 2007, 12-year-old DeAunta Terrell Farrow was fatally shot by West Memphis police officer Erik Sammis. Farrow had just graduated from the sixth grade at Maddux Elementary School in West Memphis, Arkansas. On the evening of his death, he was walking with his 14-year-old cousin, Unseld Nash Jr., from Farrow's home to the nearby Steeplechase Apartments where Nash lived. Along the way, they stopped at a gas station to purchase soda and chips before continuing their journey. As they approa ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    DeAunta Terrel Farrow

    Male

    Black / African American

    West-memphis

    AR

    2007-06-22

    12

    DeAunta

    Terrel Farrow

    12/30/2024

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    I recently stumbled upon the story of DeAunta Farrow and can't get it out of my mind. It's distressi... ...Read More
    10/15/2024
    I keep thinking about DeAunta and his cousin, Unseld. It must have been such an ordinary day for the... ...Read More
    07/14/2024
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