Justin Alan Davis, a 29-year-old white man from Hendersonville, was found with a gunshot wound to the head after multiple 911 calls reported gunfire on Woodcock Drive just after 8 p.m. on October 17, 2025. He was pronounced dead at the scene as officers converged on the area outside a home at 724 Woodcock Drive. Investigators from the Hendersonville Police Department were joined by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and early statements from officials emphasized that the shooting
appeared to be an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the public.
In the days that followed, police identified a juvenile as the suspect and, on October 21, announced they had obtained arrest warrants while working with the suspect's family to encourage a safe surrender; state law prevented authorities from releasing the juvenile's name or other identifying details. On October 24, authorities reported the juvenile suspect had been taken into custody in the Upstate of South Carolina and charged with voluntary manslaughter and juvenile in possession of a firearm; extradition proceedings were underway to return the suspect to Henderson County as the investigation continued.
