User:Praxidicae/Keith Davis

Keith Davis Jr. is an african-American man from Baltimore who was shot 44 times by Baltimore City Police while in pursuit of a robbery suspect.

Davis was on the phone with his girlfriend while being followed by several officers after they mistakenly identified him as a robbery suspect. Officers, mistaking his phone for a gun, drew their weapons and fired 44 shots. Davis was rushed to shock trauma and underwent emergency surgery to remove several bullet fragments. Shortly after the surgery, he was arrested and taken to jail.