Lavonne Davis Jr. Missing Person Case

Jul 08, 2013

Jan 12, 2024

Lavonne

Davis Jr.

57

22

74 inches

180 lbs

200 lbs

Black / African American

Male

On a summer day in June of 1991, 22-year-old Male Lavonne Davis Jr., known affectionately as "Von" to his loved ones, left his home in Detroit, Michigan. He told his family he was heading to the city's east side to play basketball, a seemingly routine activity for a young man. However, he never returned from that outing and was never heard from again. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a Black male, standing at 6'2" and weighing between 180 and 200 pounds. He had short, wavy black hair, brown eyes, and a light mustache. His family also noted distinctive physical features, including a keloid scar on his neck and another scar in the shape of a "7" on his hand. The days turned into weeks, and then years, with no word from Lavonne or any sign of his whereabouts. The initial report of his disappearance to the Detroit Police Department has led to a case that remains open, yet frustratingly stagnant. Very few details about the investigation have been made public over the decades, and there have been no significant leads to indicate what might have happened to him after he left to play basketball. It is not publicly known if he ever made it to the basketball court or who he may have been meeting. This lack of information has left his family in a painful state of limbo, clinging to hope for answers. The disappearance of Lavonne Davis Jr. is one of thousands of unsolved missing person cases in Detroit, a city that has grappled with a significant number of such mysteries for decades. His case is a poignant example of the quiet anguish that families endure when a loved one vanishes without a trace. Despite the passage of time, the investigation into what happened to Lavonne is still officially open. The Detroit Police Department continues to hold the case file, a silent testament to a life interrupted and a family's unending search for closure. The central question of what became of the young man who went to play basketball one summer day remains unanswered, his story a somber thread in the broader tapestry of the city's unresolved cases.

Jun 07, 1991

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

22658

Detroit Police Department

Detroit

Michigan

Wayne County

48226

Shannon Jones

Sergeant

1301 3rd St, Michigan

3135961800

Local

Law Enforcement

1306270251

Detroit Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/16/2026