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"Witnesses say they saw Askew standing over Davis, repeatedly firing shots," said New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. The two men were standing on the balcony of the council chambers when the shooting erupted.
A retired NYPD officer and crusader against urban violence, Davis appeared not to have had time to draw or fire his own licensed holstered handgun after Askew opened fire. Police say Askew fired 14 shots; two hit Davis in the torso. A plainclothes officer assigned to Speaker Gifford Miller's...
In the hours after the shooting, which occurred just after 2pm, New Yorkers were horrified that a gunman could have brought a weapon into a municipal building after Sept. 11. In this case, Davis had brought his killer into the building himself, inadvertently helping him bypass security. New York Mayor...
James Davis was the chair of the council's Juvenile Justice committee, and was known throughout the country as a tireless advocate for youth. In 1990, he founded the not-for-profit "'Love Yourself' Stop the Violence" to fight guns, drugs, teen pregnancy and delinquency. In 1994, he convinced Toys...
"I look at this like a war," said Davis of his work with the organization. "It's my mission in life to do whatever is necessary to rid violence from our communities." Unfortunately, no one was able to stop Davis from becoming a victim of that violence himself.