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Parkland Shooting Survivor Dies by Suicide at 26

12/22/2025

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Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting, died by suicide at age 26 after purchasing a handgun.
His family said he developed schizophrenia after the 2018 Parkland shooting.
He earned an IT certificate and worked at Office Depot.
In 2021, Florida’s Baker Act restricted his firearm access.
A GoFundMe has raised over $22,000 for his family and a Henderson Clinic fund.

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Story summary

Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting, died by suicide at age 26 after purchasing a handgun.
His family said he developed schizophrenia after the 2018 Parkland shooting.
He earned an IT certificate and worked at Office Depot.
In 2021, Florida’s Baker Act restricted his firearm access.
A GoFundMe has raised over $22,000 for his family and a Henderson Clinic fund.