Jeramie Leonte’a Shorter, 26, was killed by gunfire on the morning of August 1, 2020, in Davenport, Iowa. He had been at Weerts Funeral Home on Jersey Ridge Road for the visitation of his 8-year-old son, Jermier, who had died of cancer. The shooting occurred around 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home parking lot as family and friends were gathering.

Witnesses described a man with a handgun and provided a description of a fleeing vehicle later identified as an Infiniti sedan without license plates. Davenport police located the vehicle, attempted a traffic stop, and pursued it briefly before disengaging for safety. The investigation led officers to a residence on West 15th Street where a 24-year-old man was found and taken into custody after a foot pursuit during which he discarded a bag containing a firearm. Court documents described the shooting as willful and premeditated and said the suspect admitted to firing the weapon.

If anyone attended the visitation or saw the Infiniti sedan or the shooter that morning, please share what was seen with Davenport police.