Donté Ward

Death by Force

On a spring night that should have been filled with celebration, 19-year-old Donté Ward, a Black male, was killed in a burst of gunfire on May 22, 2005, in Huntington, West Virginia. The violent end to his life came in the early morning hours outside his apartment on Charleston Avenue, a place that would become the scene of a brutal quadruple homicide. Three other young people were with Ward and were also killed: 16-year-old Megan Poston, 17-year-old Michael Dillon, and 18-year-old Eddrick Clar ...Read More

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