Donvian Barnes aka Dillion Moye is a African American young man that had just turned 26 years old before he was tragically killed by a 23 year old man.

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Donvian was last seen alive Friday, October 5, 2023. His family begin searching for him Saturday morning when they didn't hear from him. Saturday evening, Donivan was found in a ditch on Westover Drive in Hattiesburg MS by his siblings.

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Almost 2 weeks later, the Lamar County Sheriff Office finally put out a press released asking the public for help. A 23 year old white man visited the Sheriff's Office, admitted to killing Donivan, apologized, was released by the Sheriff Department, and he went home without any charges or arrest.

 

After extreme outrage, the next day, he was charged for leaving the scene of an accident, never went to court but bond was set at $10,000 in a secret hearing. The killer never spent one night in jail, instead after he was charged, went to local jail, took a picture for booking, and was immediately released. Although others admitted to participating in killing Donivan, the sheriff department has refused to bring any other charges or upgrade the charges of Donvian's killer. 

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Donivan was killed, his body was hid, and all evidence from the scene disappeared.

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Donivan was raised by a single mother as Donivan was the youngest of 3 siblings. His mother died while he was still in school and his brother was granted full custody and parental rights of Donvian as the 3 siblings tried to keep their family together. Now, the family of 4 is just down to two.

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