Du’Jor S. Simpson, 22, of Davenport, was fatally shot Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, in the 500 block of West 14th Street.
Du’Jor Simpson was slain in Davenport on August 18, 2017 (Courtesy photo KWQC)
A 22-year-old man recently paroled from the Illinois Department of Corrections has been named as the victim of Friday’s shooting in Davenport.
Davenport in Scott CountyDu’Jor S. Simpson, of Davenport, was pronounced dead at Genesis Medical Center-East Rusholme Street, Davenport, after being shot Friday morning, Davenport police said.
Davenport police were dispatched to the 500 block of West 14th Street at 9:03 a.m. Friday in reference to shots being fired in the area.
They located an adult male gunshot victim now identified as Simpson.
On May 13, 2016, Simpson was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a charge of possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony under Illinois law.
According to the Illinois Department of Corrections website, Simpson was admitted to the Robinson Correctional Center on June 23, 2016. He was paroled May 16.
Davenport police investigate a shooting Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, on West 14th Street near Gaines Street in Davenport. The victim was pronounced dead at Genesis Medical Center-East Rusholme Street, Davenport. The victim was later identified as Du’Jor Simpson, 22, of Davenport.
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Simpson also had been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections in 2013 when he was sentenced to concurrent five-year terms after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary and a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to online Rock Island County Circuit Court records.
Simpson was a resident of Rock Island at the time of those incidents.
Simpson’s death marks the ninth homicide in Davenport for the year, according to Davenport Police. A motive for the shooting has not been released.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Davenport Police Department at 563-326-6125 or provide an anonymous tip through the city’s mobile apps “CityConnect Davenport, IA,” or “CrimeReports by Motorola.”
22-year-old Du’Jor Simpson was the light of his sisters’ lives.
“He mean the world to me,” says his sister Shannatta Binion.
Older sister Dannatta Binion says Simpson always put family first.
“We had a saying ‘I’m my brother’s keeper’ and his was ‘I’m my sister’s protector,'” she recalls.
When Simpson was shot and killed on Friday, he became the 2nd shooting victim in Davenport in less than 72 hours.
His mother Jerleaner Jackson says she brought her sons to the area to raise them in a safer neighborhood than Chicago.
“I know violence is everywhere,” Jackson says. “I just never thought it would actually be in my backyard.”
Jackson regrets her decision to leave the big city.
“I’m done with the Quad Cities,” she admits. “I feel like it was the biggest mistake of my life.”
His sisters want to make sure their younger brother’s legacy lives on.
“As a community I would definitely like to see us come together more,” says sister Shannatta. “We’ve lost so many young males due to gun violence.”
They say what they will remember most about their brother is his smile.
“He was the one that would be able to put a smile on anybody’s face,” remembers his mom.
“He could turn the worst day into the best day of your life,” says his sister Dannatta.
No arrests have been made in Du’Jor’s death.
If you have any information about Du’Jor Simpson’s unsolved murder, please call the Davenport Police Department at 563-326-6125 or provide an anonymous tip through the city’s mobile apps “CityConnect Davenport, IA,” or “CrimeReports by Motorola.”
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