DeNathan Nartarious Carter, a 27-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 11, 2019, in Titusville, Florida. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on the 1000 block of South Park Avenue, near the Park Villas apartment complex. Police responding to reports of a shooting found Carter lying on the roadway connecting the apartment complex to South Deleon Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Titusville Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation, closing off South Deleon Avenue to thoroughly examine the crime scene.
The investigation revealed that DeNathan Nartarious Carter had been shot multiple times. Shell casings from a 9 mm pistol were found near his body. Witnesses provided crucial information that led the police to identify 21-year-old D’Ante Anderson as a suspect. Anderson, during initial questioning, denied any involvement in the shooting. However, he later admitted to shooting Carter, claiming it was in self-defense. Despite his claims, the evidence collected at the scene, including the location of Carter's wounds, did not support Anderson's self-defense narrative.
On August 24, 2019, D’Ante Anderson was arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder. He was held without bond. A Brevard County Grand Jury later indicted Anderson, with the indictment based on testimony from a Titusville Police criminal investigator, a lay witness, and the Brevard County Medical Examiner. Anderson's initial court appearance was scheduled for September 18, 2019. The case against Anderson continued to develop as investigators pieced together the events leading up to the fatal shooting of DeNathan Nartarious Carter, a 27-year-old African American male, whose life was cut short in a senseless act of violence.
