Donwaski L. Puryear, 37, of Decatur, Alabama, died after being shot on August 21, 2024, at the Blossom Wood Apartments on Beltline Road. He was taken to Huntsville Hospital and died of his injuries on August 29, 2024. Authorities described the shooting as a domestic violence incident.

Puryear’s family remember him as a quiet, hardworking man: a Courtland High School graduate employed at General Electric, a devoted father to three children and close to his mother and siblings. Decatur police arrested 32-year-old Takaya Stover after the shooting; Stover was initially charged with domestic violence and officials said charges were expected to be upgraded.

If anyone has information about the August 21 shooting or Puryear’s final days at Blossom Wood Apartments, please share what you know with local investigators.