In the early morning hours of June 19, 2016, a party at a residence on Methuen Street in Dracut, Massachusetts, took a tragic turn, ending the life of 31-year-old Trevor Washington, a Black / African American male. What began as a social gathering descended into violence after a verbal altercation erupted between Washington and another partygoer, Davanni Curran.
The argument spilled outside the residence, where the confrontation escalated dramatically. Curran, then 22 years old, pulled out a handgun and shot Washington in the back. After Washington fell to the ground, Curran stood over him and punched him multiple times in the face before fleeing the scene. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene around 4:30 a.m. in response to reports of gunfire. Washington was transported to Lowell General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from a single gunshot wound.
A swift and intensive investigation was launched by the Massachusetts State Police and the Dracut Police Department, with assistance from several other local law enforcement agencies. Their efforts led to the quick apprehension of Davanni Curran of Lowell. He was arrested and charged with murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a loaded firearm, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.
In December 2019, a Middlesex County jury convicted Davanni Curran of first-degree murder in the death of Trevor Washington. Following the conviction, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The investigation and subsequent conviction brought a measure of closure to a case that began with a heated argument and ended in a senseless act of violence.
