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A promising young life was cut short on September 14, 2020, when 15-year-old Deosha Purnell was fatally shot in St. Louis, Missouri. That evening, Deosha was a passenger in a car near Riverview and Spring Garden when she was struck in the shoulder by gunfire. A bystander rushed to help after hearing gunshots and a car crash, finding Deosha in agony and applying pressure to her wound while praying with her.

Despite being rushed to a hospital for emergency medical attention, Deosha succumbe ...Read More
Victim Details

Deosha Purnell

Female

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2020-09-14

15

Deosha

Purnell

01/18/2026