Deontay Austin

Deontay M. Austin was born September 8, 1985, and lived in Cleveland, Ohio. He was 26 years old in the summer of 2012. Public records included by the Ohio Attorney General’s unsolved-homicide listings identify him by name, date of birth, and the East 118th Street neighborhood where he lived and where the events that led to his death began.

Though formal obituary or family-authorized memorials matching his name and the July 30, 2012 date of death were not located in accessible public obituary archives, the facts that are documented show Deontay as a real person with family and ties to his neighborhood. The available law-enforcement entry records his date of birth (September 8, 1985), the date he was shot (July 22, 2012) and the date he later died (July 30, 2012). Those official details confirm his identity and the loss his family endured.

There is dignity in naming him and preserving what is reliably known: Deontay was a young man from Cleveland whose life mattered to people who knew him. The public record about him is limited, and that limitation means we must avoid filling gaps with speculation. Still, even brief public records represent a life lived among family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors — a life that left an absence when it ended.

This page honors Deontay by recording verified details so his name remains available to those who remember him and to anyone seeking to bring fuller recognition or additional remembrances. If family members or close friends wish to share memories, photographs, or corrections for a fuller memorial, those contributions would help humanize Deontay beyond the sparse public record and keep his memory among those who loved him.