In the Bronx, a relationship ended in a tragic and violent finality on the afternoon of October 26, 2015. Inside an apartment on East 159th Street, the life of 42-year-old Davida Grant was cut short. Police, responding to a report of shots fired shortly before 1 p.m., discovered a grim scene that pointed to a domestic dispute reaching a horrifying conclusion.
Davida Grant was found with a fatal gunshot wound to her chest.
Alongside her was 47-year-old Charles Addison, who authorities determined had turned the gun on himself after killing Grant. Addison was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. The two, who were in a relationship and lived together in the Melrose apartment, were both rushed to nearby Lincoln Hospital, but their injuries were too severe, and both were pronounced dead.
The investigation that followed characterized the incident as a murder-suicide. Neighbors reported having heard the couple arguing on previous occasions, though friends of Davida Grant expressed that she had not indicated she was in any trouble at home. Those who knew her described her as a loving person who worked for UPS. With the perpetrator deceased, the investigation into Davida Grant's death concluded, leaving friends and family to mourn the sudden and violent loss of a life.
