On the last day of 2021, a young Black/African American man, 19-year-old Fredrick Davis Jr., lost his life in a shooting in Stoughton, Wisconsin. The incident, which unfolded on New Year's Eve, was not a random act of violence but the tragic culmination of a drug transaction gone wrong. Davis had reportedly arranged to sell Percocet pills to a man named Kevon Carter.
The meeting took place in a vehicle, with Carter in the driver's seat and his girlfriend in the passenger seat.
Davis was in the back seat when the exchange was supposed to happen. According to statements later given to the police, Carter had planned to rob Davis of the pills. During the robbery, a struggle ensued, and Carter allegedly shot Davis. After the shooting, Davis was pushed out of the vehicle, and Carter and his girlfriend drove away.
Stoughton police officers on patrol discovered the seriously injured Davis in the street near the corner of South and Fourth streets at approximately 10:45 p.m. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed that his death was a homicide resulting from a gunshot wound.
The investigation quickly led law enforcement to Kevon Carter. When questioned by detectives, Carter initially denied his involvement. However, he later confessed to shooting Davis during the botched robbery. His girlfriend, who was also interviewed by the police, corroborated the events, stating that Carter had indeed shot Davis.
Kevon Carter was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide. The criminal complaint filed against him detailed his confession and the events of that fatal New Year's Eve. The case then proceeded through the legal system, with Carter facing the consequences of the violent act that cut short the life of Fredrick Davis Jr.
