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Dontay White

Case from Fort-wayne, IN dated May 18, 2016

Victim Details

Dontay White

Male

White / Caucasian

Fort-wayne

IN

2016-05-18

17

Dontay

White

07/17/2026

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On a spring night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the life of 17-year-old Dontay DeWayne White, a male, was tragically cut short. The date was May 18, 2016, and Dontay, a junior at Snider High School who was studying to become an electrician, had just finished his shift at a local restaurant. His friend picked him up, and they set out to meet someone they knew as 'Michael' on Brickshire Parkway.

Once they arrived, the meeting took a terrifying turn. A male, later identified as Michael Harding II, ...
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