Charles Charlie Whop Davalie was a known figure in New Orleans bounce and hip-hop, raised in the Desire neighborhood and active in the local scene since the 1990s. He was 49 and described as a party-starting performer whose voice reached the 9th Ward and beyond.

On the afternoon of March 8, 2023, in the Seventh Ward near North Broad and St. Bernard Avenue, Davalie was involved in a heated argument that became physical. He was shot multiple times after the dispute; the man he had been arguing with, described by family as an acquaintance of one of his children, fled the scene and Davalie died of his wounds.

Within a day the New Orleans Police Department identified 27-year-old Jamarin Barnes as the primary suspect, and he was arrested a week later in Washington Parish. Video played in proceedings showed the verbal dispute, Davalie grabbing Barnes, the pair being separated, and Barnes subsequently producing a weapon and shooting Davalie as he attempted to run away. Davalie’s family called the loss profound and said the sentence did not match the crime.

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