In the summer of 2012, a wave of violence gripped the city of Detroit, and among its many victims was a young mother named Shavon Davis. On August 15, the 24-year-old African-American woman's life was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire. The events leading to her death began earlier that day with a dispute during a game of craps near an abandoned house. The argument escalated, and later that evening, two men reportedly returned to the area with guns.
Shavon’s 19-year-old cousin, Derrick Davis, and another man, 28-year-old Arrow Jackson, were shot and wounded. Upon learning of the shooting, Shavon rushed to be by her cousin's side. She was in a car with her two-year-old son, preparing to drop him off at her parents' house on Prairie Street before heading to the hospital. It was at that moment that the violence found her. The same assailants, having driven the few blocks from the initial shooting, unleashed a hail of bullets on the vehicle Shavon was in.
Struck in the back of the head, Shavon died while holding her young son in her arms. Miraculously, the child was unharmed. Neighbors who heard the gunshots and ran to help were met with a traumatic scene. Despite the public nature of the crime and the pleas from her family for justice, no arrests have ever been made in connection with the murder of Shavon Davis. Her case is one of many unsolved homicides from that violent year in Detroit, leaving her family with unanswered questions and the enduring pain of their loss. The Detroit Police Department continues to seek information from the public that might lead to a breakthrough in the case.
