Quorne Shri Warren, 21

Quorne Shri Warren, a 21-year-old black man, died April 4, 2001, after he was shot in the 45000 block of Date Avenue in Lancaster, according to San Bernardino County coroner records. 

Warren was walking on Date Avenue the evening of July 16, 2000, when he passed three gang members wearing the colors of a rival gang, according to records from the 2nd District California Court of Appeal. 

When Warren saw the men staring at him, he said, “What’s up dog?” and someone in the group answered, “What’s up?” according to the court records. 

Warren then walked away, but one of the men took offense to Warren wearing the colors of a rival gang and talking to them. The man, later identified as Larry Davidson, 22, of Lancaster, chased after Warren and shot him twice, according to court records. 

The shooting paralyzed Warren, according to court records. The Los Angeles Daily News reported that he never regained consciousness. He was put on life support and moved from hospital to hospital during the last months of his life.

Warren was pronounced dead on April 4, 2001, at 8:10 p.m. at County Hospital of San Bernardino, according to coroner’s records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the neck.

Davidson, also known as Larry Davison, turned himself in to Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on July 21, 2000, the day after his brother, Shawn Davidson, 19, and friend Brian Pierre Johnson, 18, were arrested on suspicion of helping the suspect hide after the shooting, the Daily News reported. 

“He walked in and said, ‘I’m the man you’re looking for,’” Sgt. Chris Haymond told the paper. 

Sean Davidson, also known as Sean Davison, and Johnson were charged with being accessory to a crime after the fact, and Larry Davidson was charged with attempted murder on Aug. 24, 2000, with the allegation that the crime involved a firearm. 

Larry Davidson was convicted by a jury in December, and sentenced to life in prison, plus 25 year to life for the firearm enhancement, according to court records. Sean Davidson pleaded no contest and was sentenced to a year in jail and five years probation, according to court records. Johnson also pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 16 months in state prison. 

After Warren died, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office opened a new case against Davidson, charging him with first-degree murder with the allegation that he used a firearm. 

A jury found Davidson guilty in this case as well. The judge dismissed the attempted murder conviction and sentenced Davidson to two consecutive sentences of 25 years to life in prison, for the murder conviction and the firearms enhancement, according to court records. 

Davidson appealed the murder verdict, on the grounds that the prosecution did not produce a key witness in a timely fashion. The appeal court agreed in 2006, and overturned Davidson’s murder conviction. 

The earlier conviction for attempted murder was reinstated, and Deputy Dist. Atty. Benny Osorio told the Daily News that he would not retry Davidson for murder because the attempted murder sentence was “practically the same” as what he could receive in a murder conviction. 

Osorio said he was also concerned about the age of the case, and putting the victim’s family through the ordeal of a third trial. 

Davidson appealed the reinstatement of the attempted murder conviction, claiming the court lacked the authority to reinstate the previously dismissed judgment and, by doing so, subjected him to double jeopardy. 

In 2008, the appeal court upheld the reinstatement of the attempted murder conviction and sentence. 

Davidson, now 39, is presently serving his time in Corcoran State Prison. He becomes eligible for parole in March 2025.  

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