There are some things Tamica Davis-Stephens wants people to know about her younger brother, who died in a fatal shooting and whose body was found near a dumpster last weekend. Eric Davis, Jr., 45, had a family, was loved and was known for his beautiful smile, his sister said Monday after a hearing for Jaron Amey, 35, the man accused of killing Davis.
Amey faces charges including open murder, kidnapping, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. His bail has not been set and he is currently incarcerated at the Clark County Detention Center. A man who appeared to have been shot was found in the 5000 block of Maryland Parkway on Aug.
11, the Metropolitan Police Department said. The man, later identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Davis, was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner’s office determined Davis died of a penetrating gunshot wound to the torso.
His death was ruled a homicide. “I just need people to know. He does have a family.
He’s not just somebody they found behind a dumpster,” Davis-Stephens said. She said her brother had a 24-year-old son and lived in the area where he was killed. He stayed with her or another sister, she said.
He made everybody laugh, she said, and loved cracking jokes. He could sing and play the drums. And he loved rap, R&B and Motown music.
Davis-Stephens said he suffered a head injury when he was 14, which led to him receiving Supplemental Security Income disability payments. Despite that setback, he managed to earn his.