Thurmont Deant Davis, 36, was found dead on June 25, 2014, in the parking lot of the Nichols Marathon gas station on Wilkinson Boulevard in west Charlotte. Reported as an African American male known also as Mouthpiece, he was discovered after being shot following an argument with an acquaintance.

The acquaintance, Wisezah Buckman, was later arrested and charged in connection with the killing. Family and friends remembered Thurmont at a funeral service held July 2, 2014, at New Covenant Bibleway Church in Charlotte.