Name Released In Monday Fatal Shooting

April 15, 2014

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the victim in a fatal shooting in the Mayfair area of Escambia County Monday afternoon.

The victim was identified as 23-year old Dequarius Frederick Durrant. He was found deceased inside a car that had crashed into a home in the 100 block  Emerald Avenue about 2:30 p.m.

“The incident appears to have been drug related,”  the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said in a  news release.

Investigators said “person of interest” was questioned and released Monday night. The investigation into the incident is continuing.

Pictured: The scene on Emerald Avenue in Mayfair Monday afternoon following a fatal shooting. Photos by Jenise Fernandez, WEAR, for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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2 Responses to “Name Released In Monday Fatal Shooting”

  1. popadoc on April 17th, 2014 3:41 am

    Mayfair and oakcrest are the same neighborhood i live there

  2. D.O. on April 16th, 2014 7:27 pm

    That would be the Oakcrest subdivision