Vershawn Shang Davis Sr. was a 40-year-old certified welder and father from Columbus who died on November 25, 2014. Known as Braidss, he left behind daughters LaVaudia A. Davis and Shayanna Davis, sons Vershawn S. Davis Jr. and Luchene S. Davis, fiancée Symphony Black, his mother Shirley A. Payne, and several siblings.

Court documents state that during an argument at the family home on Kenmore Road in South Linden, Davis Sr. was shot three times. His son, 21-year-old Vershawn Davis Jr., was seen leaving the house after neighbors heard the dispute and gunfire. Davis Jr. was arrested and later pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the killing; he also admitted to a drive-by shooting and two armed robberies that month and received a life sentence with no parole for 37 years. The funeral took place December 5, 2014, at Diehl-Whittaker Funeral Home.

What details about the family’s history or the events that night might help readers who remember the case to come forward with information?