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Murder suspect in custody
Published: September 14, 2010
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Kwamane Gordon Davis


By Ken Odor

The man wanted by the Goochland Sheriff’s Office for a Sunday morning shooting death is now in custody.

Kwamane Gordon Davis, 21, turned himself in peacefully at the Goochland Sheriff’s office at 10:30 p.m. Monday night, said Goochland Sheriff James Agnew. He is being held in the Henrico County Jail pending a video arraignment scheduled for next Monday morning.

Davis has been charged by the Goochland Sheriff’s Office with first degree murder after a Sunday morning shootout that left one man dead and two others injured. 

In addition to the murder charge, Davis faces charges of shooting in the commission of a felony and using a firearm while committing murder.

At a Sunday afternoon press conference, Agnew described a chaotic scene as sheriff’s deputies arrived at a residence in the 3600 block of Hadensville-Fife Road in western Goochland shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

Agnew said that 50 to100 guests had attended a baby shower at the house, when an altercation led to violence. Many guests were leaving as the authorities arrived.

According to witnesses interviewed by investigators, Davis and other unidentified individuals chased and shot 24-year-old Dwayne Richard Hardy dead after Hardy shot their friend, Alvin Daniels, 23, three times in the back with a .38 caliber revolver.

Witnesses said friends of the wounded Daniels pursued Hardy across the front yard of the property and shot him in the back of the head, according to Agnew. A shotgun and a 9 mm pistol were involved.

Davis and others then left in a vehicle, firing more rounds, one of which struck a 54-year-old Goochland man as he slept in a vehicle, according to witnesses.

Agnew said that the deceased victim had not been invited to the party.

Both injured men were taken to VCU Medical Center. Hardy’s body was sent to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Richmond.

Agnew said the investigation is continuing to determine who was there at the crime scene. He would not rule out the possibility of charges being brought against additional individuals.

 



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