On the morning of Sunday, August 27, 2023, gunfire in a Tolleson neighborhood near 91st Avenue and Van Buren Street left 53-year-old Jimmy Davis dead in the driveway of a home just south of Tolleson High School. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was the father of Tolleson City Councilman Jimmy Davis, who asked for privacy as his family mourned and thanked the community for its support.

Investigators concluded the shooting was not random, saying an altercation occurred before the fatal shots and that Davis knew his assailant. Davis did not live at the residence where he was killed, and detectives focused on clarifying his connection to the location and the person responsible. Within days police arrested a suspect in connection with the murder, though the initial reports did not release the person’s identity. The motive and the exact relationship between Davis and the suspect remain under investigation.

If anyone knew Jimmy Davis, his movements that morning, or has information about who was involved, please come forward.