Lewis K. Woodson Jr., a 19-year-old Black man from Quincy, Illinois, was fatally shot in Davenport, Iowa, in the early hours of September 2, 2015. He arrived at a local hospital about 1:30 a.m. with fatal gunshot wounds; the shooting was determined to have occurred near a convenience store in the 3100 block of Brady Street.

Investigators reported the killing grew out of a violent confrontation tied to gang rivalry. Authorities identified Woodson as affiliated with a gang rival to the Fifth Street gang. Davenport police arrested 18-year-old Juwan Johnson of Rock Island, described as an associate of the Fifth Street gang, and charged him with first-degree murder and intimidation with a dangerous weapon in connection with Woodson’s death.

Johnson’s arrest was one element of a wider investigation into a string of shootings and gun violence in Davenport. The shooting of Lewis Woodson Jr. was listed among violent acts attributed to the Fifth Street gang’s criminal enterprise.