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Devon Damous, 22, was found shot to death inside a van in the driveway of a Lexington Avenue home in Youngstown, Ohio, on November 23, 2014. The discovery set off a criminal investigation that eventually identified another 22-year-old, DeAngelo Young, as the person charged in connection with the killing.

Young was already in custody on attempted murder charges from a separate incident when he was indicted for Damous’ murder in May 2016. Court filings note Young had earlier escaped from a Massillon mental health facility and was later captured in Youngstown. In July 2016 Young pleaded guilty to the murder of Devon Damous and to an unrelated shooting that left another man paralyzed; he was sentenced to 15 years to life for the murder, to run concurrently with the sentence for the other shooting.

Devon Damous’ death drew attention to mental health and criminal justice intersections raised by Young’s history. If anyone knew Devon, his routines, or saw activity on Lexington Avenue around November 23, 2014, please share what was seen.