CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md.–聽On a cold night, outside a Prince George鈥檚 County elementary school, candles were lit and tears were shed for a second grade teacher and her young daughter.
NeShante Davis, 26, and her 2-year-old daughter Chloe Davis Green, were gunned downed by the girl鈥檚 father outside their Fort Washington, Md., apartment early Tuesday morning, according to Prince George鈥檚 County Police.
Davis was a second grade teacher at Bradbury Heights Elementary School in Capitol Heights, Md., and students and staff are still in shock after the tragedy.聽 Dozens gathered to celebrate the lives of mother and daughter, including students from Davis鈥檚 class. Her students recited a poem honoring their late teacher and led the crowd in singing 鈥淟ean On Me,鈥� by Bill Withers.
鈥淲e are indeed mourning the loss of a bright and excited first year teacher at our school and her beautiful baby girl,鈥� said Dr. Lynnette Walker, the school鈥檚 principal.
25-year-old Daron Maurice Boswell-Johnson is charged with first and second degree murder after admitting to police that he killed the two after a dispute over child support.
Deona Strong鈥檚 daughter was in Davis鈥檚 class and she said she and Davis had formed a close friendship this year.
鈥淢s. Davis will truly be missed, not only as an educator but to me and my family personally as a friend,鈥� Strong said.
With tears in her eyes, second grade teacher Hannah Green said she will miss seeing Davis in the halls at the school.
鈥淭he second grade will never forget you and we will never be the same without you,鈥� said Green.
According to court records, Boswell-Johnson was upset about a recent court order requiring him to pay $600 in child support to Davis. He told investigators that he parked down the road from the condominium where the two lived and waited for them to leave.
When Davis and her daughter walked out, Boswell-Johnson said he approached Davis and demanded at gunpoint that she drop a court case seeking child support. Moments later he admits to shooting the two and fleeing the scene.
Witness statements and surveillance video backed up Boswell-Johnson鈥檚 story and he was arrested.
Davis鈥� sister Georgia Fraser thanked the crowd for their support and prayers during this difficult time for the family. She urged the crowd to raise awareness about domestic abuse, so tragedies like this can be prevented in the future.
鈥淒omestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, excused or denied,鈥� said Fraser.
