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Diavontae Davis, accused of first-degree murder in the Sept. 8, 2019, shooting death of Reynaldo Rey Villarreal, took the stand in his own defense Tuesday, telling jurors he carried a gun with him because of his fear of what Burlington had become. I saw the fluctuation of violence, Davis said from the witness stand in the third-floor courtroom of the Des Moines County Courthouse.
Davis had been a friend of DeMarcus Chew, who was killed Sept. 10, 2017, by a group of men who had intended to collect hit money in exchange for the murder. The father of Davis s sister s child also had been killed in an argument not long prior. Davis did not identify who that was or where his death occurred.
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