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Dec 1, 2021 · The family of Eric Davis of L.A., who was killed in Oakland while trying to stop a car burglary, is begging for help in finding the suspect.
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Jul 25, 2023 · The mother of a 15-year-old who was shot and killed in Garden City last fall wants answers about her son's murder case. Shaketa Davis said her son Erick was killed shortly after leaving school back in October.
Jul 24, 2023 · 15-year-old Erick Davis was shot and killed in October of 2022.Subscribe to WJCL on YouTube now for more: https://bit.ly/2rn8EwlGet more Savannah news: http:...
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Nov 30, 2021 · OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- A family from the Bay Area and in Southern California is in mourning after one of their family members was shot and killed while trying to stop an auto burglary near...
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- Father Murdered When He Was Nine
- Trouble at Beach High
- Off to Building Bridges
- Erick Davis' Final Moments
- Family Grieves Again
Wendy mostly raised Erick. Her daughter Shaketa was only 16 years old when she gave birth to Erick and was not prepared to be a full-time mom. After Erick’s dad was murdered, Wendy took on an even larger role in Erick's upbringing. She became stricter, she says. Tougher. Still, Davis struggled with his dad’s death. He was close with his dad. In his...
In ninth grade, Shaketa enrolled Erick at Beach High School. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that year, all classes were virtual. In 10th grade, he returned to Beach High, this time attending school in-person. He was smart, Wendy said, but he could have been honor-roll smart, if not for the “little silliness.” In the second week of 10th grade, on Aug....
Davis was suspended for 10 school days, until Aug. 31. On Sept. 8, Shaketa enrolled him at the alternative high school, Building Bridges. Founded in 2015, the Building Bridges High School Academy, housed at the old Scott Learning Center behind Woodville Tompkins High, serves high school students who have been suspended or expelled from high school....
What Davis did after he left Building Bridges remains unclear. In Wendy’s mind, her grandson knew Wendy and Shaketa were busy, so he started walking to Westgate Apartments, where his aunt lived, because he thought she might be able to drive him home. But feeling tired about halfway through what would have been a two-mile walk, Davis stopped at a fr...
While the family seeks accountability, they are also grieving. Like Wendy, Shaketa hasn’t been able to go to work, afraid of collapsing, thinking about Erick. Wendy doesn't want her to go to work at all. Erick was frustrated, being the smallest of his friends and cousins. "Your time is coming, your time is coming," Wendy often promised him. “Now, i...
Dec 1, 2021 · OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – The family of a man killed for trying to stop a car break-in is going public as new clues are released in the search for his killer. 28-year-old Eric Davis’s held a...
Nov 30, 2021 · Eric Davis confronted a car burglar near Lake Merritt and was shot and killed by passenger in black Toyota RAV4, per Oakland Police Department.
