Overview

• Prosecutors told the court that Davis accidentally fired his mother’s 9 mm handgun after a speed-reassembly challenge, striking 17-year-old Deegan Kirschke in the abdomen.
• Davis faces involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment causing death, reckless discharge of a firearm and two misdemeanor counts for possessing a gun and ammunition without a FOID card.
• Kane County Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo ruled that none of the felonies justified pretrial detention and denied a request for electronic home monitoring.
• Davis wept on the courthouse steps as relatives of both him and Kirschke attended the hearing.
• Hampshire police and the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force continue to investigate the shooting and have asked anyone with information to contact the department.