A Zion man has been arrested in Lake County and charged with fatally shooting the father of two kids, who was the co-founder of a transportation company, in an ambush in Kenosha County.
Kamryn G. Harris, 23, of Zion, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety and possession of a firearm by a felon.
The Kenosha Police Department responded around 6:36 p.m. on November 21 to the 3300 block of 24th Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for a report of a shooting.
Officers arrived and found a Dodge Durango running in the driveway of a home, according to a criminal complaint probable cause statement.
A victim, later identified as Christian Davis, 47, of Kenosha, was found lying face down on the concrete near the back door of the residence suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the back. Two other victims were near the Dodge.
Officers began lifesaving measures on Davis, who had agonal breathing and no pulse, the complaint said.
The Kenosha Fire Department arrived and took over lifesaving measures but it was determined that Davis was dead at the scene.
An obituary for Davis, who was originally from Illinois, said he was “full of life, charisma, charm, action-packed leadership, smarts, and magnanimous to his family and friends.”
Davis, who leaves behind two sons, co-founded Trifecta Transport, a “highly successful” brokerage company, his obituary said.
Davis and his family and friends established the non-profit Home Connection Charity, which gave people the opportunity to make and send care packages to American military overseas, his obituary said.
Multiple bullet holes were found on the front driver’s side of the Dodge. The complaint said it was later learned that one of the victims was attempting to get into the driver’s seat when a gunman opened fire on the three people.
Davis suffered a penetrating gunshot wound that injured multiple parts of his body as well as a superficial gunshot wound, the medical examiner said.
One of the two other victims at the scene was bleeding from the head, which was determined to be a cut and not a bullet wound.
Surveillance video showed Harris crouched down in front of the Dodge as it was parked in the driveway of the home, the complaint said.
The three victims exited the rear door of the residence and were walking towards the Dodge when Harris began opening fire on them, the complaint said.
Multiple shots were fired and video surveillance showed the gun appeared to have jammed. The complaint said Davis retreated to the backdoor where he collapsed and died.
Additional surveillance video captured a white Jeep parked on 24th Avenue with Harris being seen walking from it to the Dodge in the driveway before later running back to the Jeep and fleeing the scene, the complaint said.
A witness who heard multiple gunshots and a vehicle speed off afterward told officers she saw on social media that the suspect vehicle was a Jeep Cherokee.
She said she recalled seeing a white Jeep parked with Illinois license plates outside her home an hour and a half prior to the shooting.
The police investigation led to the suspect vehicle being located in the parking lot of an apartment building on Birch Road in Kenosha the next day. Surveillance video showed Harris exiting the vehicle, the complaint said.
The license plate on the car was reported stolen out of Waukegan prior to the shooting and belonged to a black Infiniti SUV.
The Jeep had been reported stolen to the Waukegan Police Department on September 7.
The complaint said the Flock Safety license plate reader system showed the Jeep had traveled from Illinois to Wisconsin hours prior to the shooting. It had driven around the Zion area prior to the shooting.
The Jeep was processed for evidence and the biological and latent print evidence was sent to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab for testing. DNA from two people, including Harris, was detected on the steering wheel, the complaint said.
A phone number identified as being used by Harris on November 21, the day of the homicide, as well as earlier in the month, the complaint said. The location data placed the phone in the immediate area of the scene of the crime.
Neither prosecutors nor court documents indicated any motive for the shooting.
An arrest warrant was issued for Harris earlier this month and he was taken into custody in Lake County on March 6 by local law enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service and held for extradition.
Harris has since been extradited to Kenosha County where Kenosha County Court Commissioner William Michel set bond at $2 million during an initial court hearing.
Harris remains held in jail and is scheduled to appear in court again on April 2 for a preliminary hearing.