Duntavius Pittman

Duntavius Pittman was a 21-year-old from southwest Atlanta whose life was remembered by family, friends and his local community after his death in late March 2016. Public records and memorial pages show that those who knew him came together afterward—setting up an online fundraiser and leaving candles and messages on memorial pages—small but heartfelt signs of the people who cared for him.

Beyond the limited public record, Duntavius’s full story remains known chiefly to those who lived it: the family members, friends and neighbors who shared time with him. News and public databases place him in west/southwest Atlanta and record that he died in the final week of March 2016 at age 21. Those listings also note that the shooting occurred at a gathering inside a home and that the case remained unresolved in years that followed. While the public reporting focuses on the circumstances of his death, the online tributes show a different truth: a circle of people who wanted to honor his memory and support his family in the wake of a loss.

This page respectfully holds the facts that are publicly verifiable while leaving space for the private memories that made Duntavius who he was. If you knew Duntavius—his sense of humor, the work or school he did, the music he liked, or the small daily details that made him unique—those remembrances are welcome here and are the best way to preserve the person beyond the headlines. For anyone with information about the events of that night who wishes to speak with investigators, the Atlanta Police Department Homicide Unit remains the official channel for tips. Above all, this memorial is intended to acknowledge Duntavius as a young life that mattered: remembered by those who loved him and missed him.