Lavonta Baker, 19, was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in the 2300 block of West 2nd Street in Davenport late morning on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Officers had responded to a report of shots fired just before 11 a.m.; medical personnel pronounced Baker dead at the scene. He had been shot multiple times in what was described as a willful and deliberate act, and the shooting left neighbors in shock.

Davenport Police identified another 19-year-old Davenport resident, Sherral Jermaine Tolbert, as a suspect. Tolbert was already in custody at the Scott County Jail on other charges, including first-degree theft, when he was served a warrant in the Baker investigation. On November 17, 2020, Tolbert was charged with first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm; he was on probation at the time for prior felony convictions.

If anyone saw activity in the West 2nd Street area on October 25, 2020, or has information about Baker’s death, please come forward.