Tamel Durant: Boy, 17, found dead inside trash can, family demands answer after cops fail to nab suspect
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: A 17-year-old boy was found shot dead in a trash can in Richmond town on Wednesday, October 19. Tamel Durant, a student at Armstrong High School, was shot dead in Richmond's East End near Fairfield Court and on North 23rd Street. As the suspect remains unidentified, the family, who is still trying to wrap their heads around the fatal incident, has now demanded answers.
Speaking to 8News, Daytoria Durant, the stepmother of the victim, said: "We need answers. We don’t have the answers," said Durant, "Tamel was not a threat to anybody. It’s confusing. It’s a cycle. We are so distraught. We try to breathe and it starts all over again. I feel like I’m publicly drowning and my life is shattered."