Shawn Marcus Davis, an 18-year-old Black male from Duquesne, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot during an attempted armed home invasion in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood on October 22, 2007. Police say Davis and an accomplice, 20-year-old Rashawn Gibson of Garfield, forced their way into an apartment at 300 North Negley Avenue around 3:15 a.m. Officers nearby heard a gunshot and breaking glass and found Davis inside with a fatal shotgun wound to the head; the Allegheny County Medical Examiner declared him dead about ten minutes later and identified him by fingerprints.

Investigators reported that the men entered with weapons, ordered occupants to lie on the floor, and that Davis led a resident at gunpoint to the rear of the apartment. When Davis returned to the front and continued threatening people in the kitchen, one occupant who was not a resident fired a shotgun, killing Davis instantly. Gibson attempted to flee through a window and was arrested nearby; he was charged with burglary, robbery, and criminal conspiracy. Detectives and the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office were evaluating whether further charges were appropriate.

If anyone knew Shawn, Gibson, or had information about the events at 300 North Negley Avenue that night, please come forward.