Deonta Mcdonald, 19, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of October 12, 2016, in the 1300 block of S. Birch Street in Denver. Known as D or Slim, he had stepped outside the apartment where he was staying at about 1:00 a.m. when a spray of bullets struck him at the doorway. He was taken to a hospital but died of his wounds; his roommates were inside and narrowly avoided being hit.

Family remembered Deonta as the oldest of six children, a natural leader with a big heart who wanted to start a food bank and mentor boys growing up without fathers. The shooting was treated as a homicide; the shooter or shooters fled before police arrived.

If anyone knew Deonta, saw activity in the area that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the Denver Police Department or Crime Stoppers.