Shortly after 1 a.m. on April 9, 2020, Davenport police answered reports of gunfire on the 900 block of Marquette Street and found a man with life-threatening injuries on the sidewalk. He was identified as 40-year-old Jabari M. Scurlock, a Black man from Racine, Wisconsin, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Davenport Police Department treated the death as a homicide and sought public help. On May 8, 2020, investigators arrested 35-year-old Princesun Murphy of Davenport. Murphy was booked into the Scott County Jail and charged with first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of an offensive weapon.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting that night or has information about Jabari Scurlock’s death is asked to come forward.