Othniel askew biography

James E. Davis Biography

1962-2003

Politician

New York City councilman James E. Davis died in a bizarre city hall shooting in 2003 that caused panic in the municipal building as well as the activation of an emergency-event plan for Lower Manhattan. The Brooklyn Democrat was gunned down by a political rival, with whom he was trying to forge a more productive working relationship. It was a tragic end for the irascible Davis, a political newcomer who had made his name leading anti-violence initiatives in the city.

Davis was born in 1962 and grew up in Brooklyn. His father was a corrections officer, while his mother Thelma worked as a registered nurse. He graduated from Tilden High School in 1980 and seemed to drift for a time. His political activism began, he once said, when two white police officers used undue force against him during a 1983 incident. After earning a degree from Pace University, he became a corrections officer as his father had been, and joined the New York Ci

We Will Never Forget James Davis - New York Magazine

The gunman, Othniel B. Askew, 31, had planned to challenge Mr. Davis in the fall for his seat representing central Brooklyn in the Council.

Colleagues, officials remember Councilmember James E. Davis ...

Before meeting up with his murder target – Councilman James Davis of Brooklyn – Othniel Boaz Askew, 31, laid out on a living-room table his last will and testament, along with a detailed note to.

Death by Outing - The Village Voice

The gunman, Othniel B. Askew, 31, had planned to challenge Mr. Davis in the fall for his seat representing central Brooklyn in the Council.

New Details In City Hall Murder - CBS News

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James E. Davis (New York politician) - Wikipedia

	Gunman Othniel Askew told the FBI his eventual victim had threatened to expose him as gay and harm his family unless he dropped a political challenge.
	Before meeting up with his murder target – Councilman James Davis of Brooklyn – Othniel Boaz Askew, 31, laid out on a living-room table his last will and testament, along with a detailed note to.
	Askew, 31, a gay man, lived on a quiet, tree-lined street in Fort Greene in a row house he purchased last summer after returning from a hiatus.

A Killing At City Hall | TIME

James E. Davis (April 3, – July 23, ) was an American politician who served on the New York City Council from until his assassination.

James E. Davis (New York politician) - Wikiwand articles

The City Hall killer was an HIV-positive man who made meticulous preparations for his own death before setting out to assassinate a political rival.

Death of a Council Member -

James E. Davis (April 3, – July 23, ) was an American politician who served on the New York City Council from until his assassination.

James E. Davis Biography - City, York, Council, and Askew ...

Hours before his City Hall attack, gunman Othniel Askew told the FBI his eventual victim had threatened to expose him as gay and harm his family unless he dropped a political challenge.