Escambia Man Gets Prison For Shooting Death Of Football Standout

October 2, 2015

An Escambia County man has been sentenced to prison for the fatal shooting of a football standout.

Xavier Tyrone Moore was sentenced by Circuit Judge Linda Nobles to 25 years in state prison as a habitual felony offender for third degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.  Moore was convicted on July 21, 2015 by an Escambia County jury.

The charges stemmed from the June 13, 2014, shooting death of Shaquille Purifoy.  While Moore was sitting on the trunk of a car off of Country Walk Drive, he had a loaded .38 caliber Derringer pistol in his lap.  When he got up from the trunk of the car, the  pistol fell on the ground and discharged one time.  The one shot struck Purifoy in the head, a fatal wound.

Moore’s prior record includes robbery, possession of a firearm by convicted felon, felony battery and multiple drug offenses. Based on the charges and his prior record, Moore faced up to 60 years in state prison.

Purifoy was on the basketball and football teams at Pine Forest High School and went on to play football for Grambling State University.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News