Office of State Attorney
Alexcia Cox

15th Judicial Circuit
Serving the Citizens of Palm Beach County

Office of State Attorney
Alexcia Cox

15th Judicial Circuit
Serving the Citizens of Palm Beach County

Conviction Alert

September 22, 2025

Two Men Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder and Four Counts of Attempted Murder

A jury on Friday found two men guilty of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder, the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office announces.

Damonte Knight and Keith Pleasant were each convicted of one count of first-degree murder with a firearm, and four counts of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm.

The case concerned shootings in the Westgate community of suburban West Palm Beach on Feb. 23, 2022. The murder victim was shot while he stood in his driveway with the other four victims.

Sentencing hearings for Knight and Pleasant are scheduled on Nov. 14.

Assistant State Attorneys Marci Rex and Diva Casas prosecuted the case. We thank the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detectives for their investigation.

For further information contact:

Marc Freeman

mfreeman@sa15.org

(561) 355-7263

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401 North Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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North County Office

3188 PGA Blvd.
Palm Bch Gardens, FL 33418
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200 W. Atlantic Ave., Ste 100
Delray Beach, FL 33444
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Belle Glade, FL 33430
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West Palm Beach, FL 33406
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