In the early hours of July 22, 2023, gunfire erupted on the 17710 block of Chandler Park Drive in Detroit and left 26-year-old Thomas Davis dead. Police say a vehicle pulled up while Davis was with two other people and shots were fired; officers found Davis at about 2:02 a.m. suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced deceased. Two other victims, a 26-year-old and an 18-year-old, were also struck but survived.

Within days investigators identified and arrested three suspects. On July 24, 25-year-old Alexis Childs was taken into custody; on July 26, 26-year-old Elisha Dejuan Hill and a 15-year-old male were arrested. Prosecutors charged Childs, Hill, and the juvenile with first-degree murder in Davis’s death, plus two counts of assault with intent to murder for the injured victims and three counts of felony firearm. The shooting was reported to involve a black SUV and is believed to have arisen from an alleged dispute that escalated.

Anyone who knew Thomas Davis or witnessed what happened on Chandler Park Drive that night is asked to come forward with information.