Daron Aunshai Davis Sr, 27, was fatally shot inside a Regal Cinemas theater in Massillon on May 10, 2024. The shooting occurred around 11 p.m. as Davis was leaving the theater; witnesses described a chaotic scene with roughly 75 to 100 people in the building. Davis was found near the front lobby and was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived.

Police identified 20-year-old Corvon Thomas as the suspect. Thomas allegedly entered the theater and opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun, killing Davis and wounding another bystander who is expected to recover. Thomas fled but turned himself in at the Massillon Police Department about 30 minutes later. He has been charged with murder and felonious assault, with bond set at $1 million and conditions barring contact with Davis’s family and Regal Cinemas. Authorities described the incident as a targeted attack; motive has not been disclosed and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone was at the theater that night or has information about what led to this attack, please share what is known.