Keyion Smith-Davis was 18 when he was shot in southeast Denver on the evening of Thursday, March 2, 2023. The shooting happened near East Cornell Avenue and South Oneida Street, north of Cherry Creek State Park. Officers found Smith-Davis suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner identified him as Keyion G. Smith-Davis and listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound.

The Denver Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but early reports did not include details about a suspect or the circumstances that led to the shooting. Family and friends remembered Smith-Davis through an online memorial filled with tributes describing him as having a bright smile and a kind heart. The investigation remains open; anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.