On the evening of January 26, 2024, in Davenport, Iowa, 26-year-old Jevin Edward Gittings was shot and killed inside a Volquardsen Avenue residence. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 9:00 p.m. and found Jevin deceased from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators identified a suspect at the scene: his brother and roommate, 41-year-old Wade S. Gittings. A criminal complaint charging Wade Gittings with first-degree murder was filed and he was taken into custody at the Scott County Jail.

Court testimony described an argument between the two men that preceded the shooting. A detective testified that Wade Gittings admitted to the shooting and had been drinking heavily that night; the two were half-brothers. Jevin was born January 16, 1998, in Davenport, graduated from Davenport North High School, and most recently worked in the automotive department at Sam’s Club. Family and friends remember him for his love of the Dallas Cowboys, the outdoors, basketball, and making music.

If anyone has information about the events that led to Jevin’s death or was in the neighborhood that evening, please share what is known.