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De’Quan Davis was 16 when he was killed on September 7, 2019, in the parking lot outside the Regal Governor’s Square movie theater in Tallahassee. He had attended a screening of It Chapter Two and, after the film ended, encountered another 16-year-old, Goidia Porter. The pair were reported to be members of rival gangs and an argument in the parking lot escalated to gunfire. Davis was shot in the foot and chest and died at the scene. He was a student at Rickards High School and had hoped to play football at Florida A&M University.

Witnesses and identification led to Porter’s arrest soon after the shooting. A search warrant executed at Porter’s home produced the clothing he wore that night and the firearm alleged to have been used. Porter was charged with second-degree murder and carrying a concealed firearm; during a two-day trial he claimed self-defense, but prosecutors impeached parts of his testimony with prior statements and other evidence. A jury convicted Porter in May 2022 and he was sentenced to a term that included a mandatory minimum for the murder charge.

Does anyone have memories of De’Quan, or information about that night that could add detail to the timeline?