Desmond Barcolleh

Desmond Barcolleh was a 36-year-old man from Lithonia, Georgia. While public records and local reporting about his life are limited, the facts that are available confirm that Desmond was part of the community in and around Lithonia and was 36 years old at the time of his death on December 3, 2023. Those who knew him would have known him by his name, his presence in his neighborhood, and the roles he held in everyday life.

News reporting indicates that Desmond’s life was cut short by a shooting on the afternoon of December 3, 2023. In the weeks that followed, law enforcement identified and arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting. Beyond these public facts, family members, friends, and community organizations are the best sources for memories, stories, and the details that make a life unique—his relationships, work, personal interests, and the ways he touched others’ lives. Those personal remembrances are not present in the public notices located in this search, and they deserve to be recorded by people who knew him well.

Though an authored obituary or funeral-home notice matching his name and the December 3, 2023 death date was not located in the public obituary indexes consulted, Desmond’s name appears in local news coverage of the December 2023 shooting, and he is listed in community-maintained memorial databases that record lives lost to gun violence. For a memorial page meant to honor him accurately and lovingly, I recommend reaching out to surviving family or the funeral home that may have handled services for verified details, photographs, and permission to publish personal remembrances. This will ensure any memorial reflects Desmond’s life as remembered by those who loved him, rather than relying only on brief public reports about the circumstances of his death.