On October 20, 2024, at about 11:40 a.m., Dallas police found 44-year-old William Howard Davis in the 3100 block of Metropolitan Avenue with gunshot wounds. Dallas Fire-Rescue took Davis to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Dallas Police Department opened report number 159593-2024 and is actively investigating; no arrests have been made and no suspect identity has been released.

Davis was raised in South Dallas and graduated from Spruce High School. He worked as a tattoo artist and a carpenter with 28 years of experience, and was remembered by his community as a loving father who loved cooking barbecue and rap music. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Christian at 469-670-4735 or [email protected].

If anyone knew William or has information about what happened that morning, please come forward.