Man on Parole Charged with Killing Teen, Setting Body on Fire
When 17-year-old Isaiah Davis was shot, killed and then burned, his mother, Leslie Bell, started a search for his killer, intent on justice. The high school senior was happy, outgoing and respectful, according to a…
When 17-year-old Isaiah Davis was shot, killed and then burned, his mother, Leslie Bell, started a search for his killer, intent on justice.
The high school senior was happy, outgoing and respectful, according to a GoFundMe set up for his family. According to WLS-TV, he had plans to join the National Guard and study law after graduating.
“Everything was Isaiah,” Bell said. “He was my baby. He was the last child.”
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But that all came to a tragic end on Oct. 28 after Davis interacted with 34-year-old Faheem Norwood. Norwood was on parole and had a criminal history.
Cook County prosecutors allege that the man confronted Davis in the basement of a house in Burnham, Illinois. At first, he pointed a gun at the teen and asked if he would “take one for your boys.” He pulled the trigger but no shot was fired, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Then Norwood allegedly fired a second time, shooting and killing Davis.
A defense attorney maintained that Norwood had not intended to kill the teen and that they had been playing Russian roulette.