On the early morning of October 18, 2020, 34-year-old Alveriso Davis was fatally shot while sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle on Woodside Drive in southwest Jackson, Mississippi. Gunfire erupted around 3:00 a.m., striking Davis multiple times; he died from his wounds. The vehicle involved had reportedly been listed as stolen.

The driver, Marvin Farrow, was also shot multiple times and survived in critical condition with severe injuries. Davis, a Black man remembered by family and friends as a caring father and husband and known by nicknames including King Jank Medicine and Mon, was mourned by his community.

The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation and later identified a suspect. Police arrested 31-year-old John Peterson and charged him with murder in connection with Davis’s death and aggravated assault for the shooting of Farrow; reports also said Peterson faced unrelated charges. Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Davis is asked to come forward.