On the evening of Sunday, June 16, 2019, 18-year-old Deonte Keshawn Puryear was fatally shot in the Summerchase subdivision in Calera, Alabama. The shooting occurred at about 9:40 p.m.; Puryear was a male resident of Calera.

Police identified 24-year-old Jaylin Tevin Washington as a suspect and took him into custody. Law enforcement did not publicly disclose a motive as the investigation continued. Later legal records indicate Washington was denied parole at a hearing on June 7, 2022, where the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and a victim’s advocate group spoke against his release; the parole board set no new date for reconsideration.

Are there readers who remember that night in Summerchase or who have information that could shed light on what led to this shooting?