Then he heard "two bangs."https://t.co/qDmPFlSF3h. Insanity,under Michigan law,meansa person lacks the capacity to know right from wrong or act in accordance with the law. All rights reserved. The person of interest was named by the university as James Eric Davis, Jr., 19. Davis also spoke of an encounter he reportedly had with a person in an elevator, police said. However, the moment escalated into tragedy when the couple was shot and killed; police allege that the couples son is a person of interest in the double shooting in a campus dormitory. In an interview with MLive, defense attorney Henry L. Greenwood, who has handled dozens of murder cases, shed light on the procedure. The deceased are not students and police believe the situation started from a domestic situation. They then asked Davis what he needs to feel safe and he told them he was fine and going home in the morning.. He was discharged from the hospital Friday morning, just half an hour before his parents were killed. 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Police said Mrs. Davis too was worried it could be drugs and that she and her husband were coming right away. Campus police believe the shooting "started from a domestic situation," the university said in a statement. Davis also faces a charge of weapons-felony firearm (possession of a weapon to commit a murder), CMU officials said. Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch of Hillside, wrote on Twitter, My sincerest condolences go out to the family of Bellwood Police Officer James Davis Sr. and his wife who were shot and killed this morning. James Eric Davis, Jr. is accused of killing his parents in a Central Michigan University dorm. He was taken to an area hospital, which he briefly escaped from, before his parents picked him up a few hours before the shooting. 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According to dispatchers, James Eric Davis, Jr., suspected of killing his parents in a dorm room on the university's campus, was captured by police around 12:50 a.m. Saturday. A heartbreaking social media post by the brother of James Eric Davis Jr., the man who police say shot his parents to death inside of his Central Michigan . Updated on: March 2, 2018 / 7:17 PM James Eric Davis Jr. is a person of interest in the killing of his parents. Im so thankful to be alive!, In 2013, she wrote, As a Survivor I cant express enough the importance of having a mammogram! Davis Jr.'s plea was accepted by the prosecutor . She posted photos of her three children too: Two sons and a daughter. Author: WQAD Digital Team Published: 3:22 PM CST January 29, 2019 Updated: 3:22 PM CST January 29, 2019 MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) An Illinois man charged with killing his . The comments below have been moderated in advance. He is a black male, approximately 19 years of age, 5'10" & 135 lbs. Shannon Antinori contributed to this reporting. They took him to his room in Campbell Hall to pack up for spring break when they were shot with a gun that belonged to Davis Sr. The suspect, James Eric Davis, Jr., is a sophomore at the university, according to the Detroit Free Press. Keep calm. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. I cannot believe I wont seeing her beautiful face again. (@CMUniversity) March 2, 2018. Shannon Antinori , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 12:28 pm ET News Sports Autos Entertainment USA TODAY Obituaries eNewspaper Legals MICHIGAN UPDATE 3/5/18. Davis faces . Central Michigan University has about 23,000 students in Mount Pleasant, which is about 70 miles north of Lansing. Police have arrested James Eric Davis Jr., identified as the suspect in two fatal shootings at Central Michigan University on Friday. The 19-year-old killed his parents, 48-year-old James Eric Davis Sr. and 47-year-old Diva Jeenen Davis, in the morning in his fourth-floor dorm room. ? Just snapped you this morning man.. @HesoGod pic.twitter.com/IKXpxTyV0c, Myles Turner (@swaggym_33) March 2, 2018. Hours after James Eric Davis Jr. allegedly shot and killed his parents in his room on the fourth-floor of a Central Michigan University dorm, police said Friday they don't . Twitter/Facebook Davis is charged with two counts of open murder related to the March 2 shooting deaths of his parents, James Davis Sr. and Diva Davis, as well as one count of felony firearm. Campus police said Davis had a drug incident, a bad reaction to drugs Thursday night and was hospitalized. James Eric Davis Jr. then returned to his door room and reportedly shot and killed his parents. People who have been around James Davis know how great of a kid he is #speechless, Scottyguff (@Scottyguff30) March 2, 2018. "It's scary thinking about how easy a shooter can come into a college campus anywhere -- a classroom, a library. James Eric Davis, Sr., and Diva Jeneen Davis. According to her obituary, Diva Davis, 47, grew up in Gary, Indiana, and worked as a real estate broker and American Airlines flight attendant. News Sports Autos Entertainment USA TODAY Obituaries . After an hours-long police chase, Davis Jr. was taken into custody and was charged with two counts . 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Happy Birthday ???? He won't stand trial, but could nonetheless spend the rest of his life in a psychiatric facility, officials said. Friday afternoon, Klaus said police have no leads, no sightings, no calls and asked the community to shelter in their homes. Detroit junior Leron Stafford was sleeping in his Campbell Hall dorm room on the morning of March 2, ready to leave for Spring Break. Davis is considered armed and dangerous. A day before the shooting, Davis had gone to campus police saying he believed someone meant to harm him. Visitors also weren't being allowed to enter. There's so much easy access," Byron said. The school posted to their Facebook on Friday morning about 9.30am, telling students to shelter in place and avoid the area around Campbell Hall while classes were cancelled for the day. The slain father, James Eric Davis Sr., was a police officer in Bellwood, Illinois. I know that for certain., Something was going awry with Davis Jr. the night before the shooting. Diva Davis, 47, and James Eric Davis Sr., 48, drove about four hours from the Chicago area to pick up their son from the hospital, just in time for spring break. This really hit home. Police had been looking for James Eric Davis Jr, 19, since about 9 a.m. after James Davis Sr . Arent you going home tomorrow? Yeagley said Davis made no sense was illogical. The campus officer called Davis parents and spoke to his mother Diva telling her they believed drugs could be involved. According to police, then-19-year-old James Eric Davis, Jr., shot both his parents using a gun belonging to his father, a Bellwood, Illinois, police officer.A day before the shooting Davis had . Yeagley said it was part of the ongoing investigation. University officials revealed that Davis had been taken to a . pic.twitter.com/lbxcUPcWP8. City of Mt Pleasant CMU shooting suspect James Eric Davis Jr. We will also provide assistance requested by our fellow law-enforcement agencies as they were card to seek justice. When that happens, the defendant is sentenced to prison, but receives treatment to ideally make them psychologically well, Greenwood said. Sophomore Caleb Kleinman told CML hed met Davis through another friend. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The shooting occurred and Davis fled. His friends and family said they were shocked when they heard the allegations. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous. Davis appeared in court via video from a Michigan hospital room last month to be formally charged. Consider that, wrote his brother Russell Davis, a divinity student. Authorities believe he shot both parents to death. 'I want him safe, supported and prayed for just like my sister Alexis Davis and I,' Russell said. The Mt. All planned campus events and activities are cancelled until further notice. Davis is to undergo such treatment and will be held in a facility recommended by the Center for Forensic Psychiatry. Please dont make a villain of my brother that is NOT who he is and despite the circumstances, he also lost a mother and father And I LOVE him. The Chicago Tribune reported that the parents had arrived at the university to pick up their son, a sophomore, for spring break. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Im at a f*cking loss. 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