Woman killed outside South Bend restaurant two weeks after her son was fatally shot
SOUTH BEND — The mother of a 5-year-old boy who was accidentally shot and killed by a 9-year-old relative two weeks ago was shot and killed herself in downtown South Bend on Tuesday night.
Police confirmed Kaylynn Davidson, 32, died at the hospital after being taken there for her injuries. Kimarie Wright, 26, has been arrested in the case.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday outside the Linden Grill, according to police and scanner traffic. Officers stationed near downtown initially heard four or five gunshots and then multiple 911 calls began flooding in to dispatchers reporting that a fight broke out at the Linden Grill and a woman was shot outside.
Scanner traffic indicates multiple officers were dispatched to the hospital as the victim arrived because of an angry crowd that had gathered there.
Davidson was the mother of Kyler Nowlin Jackson, a 5-year-old boy who was accidentally shot and killed on April 30 by a 9-year-old relative, according to a press release from the family at the time of Jackson's death.
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The Violent Crimes Unit is investigating the Tuesday night homicide and arrested Wright early Wednesday morning. Wright has not yet been formally charged.
A reporter who walked into the Linden Grill seeking information Wednesday was told no one was available to talk.
The Rev. Canneth Lee, senior pastor of Kingdom Christian Center Church and First District Common Council member for the city, presided over the funeral services earlier this month for Kyler. Lee said the community is mourning with the family.
"I was compelled to say at the funeral (for Kyler) that we never know the day nor the hour of our death," Lee said. He said the family not only now is mourning the death of 5-year-old Kyler, it also is mourning the death of Davidson and it's mourning for the 9-year-old relative who is suffering from the events surrounding Kyler's death.
"It's people. It's just not South Bend. People who are allowing gun violence to be a way of life have got to change their behavior," Lee said.
"A gun may make a person feel powerful, but once you pull the trigger, you can't take it back," Lee said. "Individuals have to learn that with gun violence, nobody wins. You can never kill your enemy. If you do, the other side raises up and comes after you."
Tribune staff writer Greg Swiercz contributed to this story.
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This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend shooting outside Linden Grill in downtown leaves woman dead
