# District attorney staffer who admitting shooting male sex worker dead in self defense gets swanky new job working in city council

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/district-attorney-staffer-who-admitting-shooting-male-sex-worker-dead-in-self-defense-gets-swanky-new-job-working-in-city-council/
- Published: 2026-10-29T21:01:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T21:11:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16249707/District-attorney-staffer-admitting-shooting-male-sex-worker-dead-self-defense-gets-swanky-new-job-working-city-council.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Former DA staffer DeVonté Douglass joins a Philadelphia council member’s team.
- He was fired after pleading guilty to a prostitution-related misdemeanour.
- He received probation after prosecutors alleged he misled investigators about a fatal shooting.

## Summary

DeVonté Douglass, a former Philadelphia district attorney’s office staffer who was fired after pleading guilty to a prostitution-related misdemeanour, has taken a job with City Council member Jeffery Young Jr. His appointment has drawn attention because Douglass fatally shot a sex worker in 2020, though he was not charged over the shooting.

Douglass had been a peer crisis responder supporting victims of gun violence. Prosecutors said he met Vernon Harris, 31, after paying him $250 via Cash App; Douglass said Harris tried to rob him and that he acted in self-defence. He was later charged with soliciting prostitution, possessing an instrument of crime and misleading investigators, but pleaded guilty to the prostitution-related misdemeanour in exchange for the other charges being dropped and received probation. In his new council role, he will manage Young’s calendar and handle requests to schedule meetings and events.

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