Kierre Davies

Kierre Davies, 27, was shot and killed alongside his friend and fellow rapper, 28-year-old Jaquan Gatewood, in the early morning hours of November 19, 2022, outside a house near the North Dakota State University campus in Fargo. Both men were at a gathering at the home; neither lived there. Police say everyone involved knew each other and have said there is no danger to the public, but more than a year later no arrest has been made and the case remains open.

Fargo, ND · Cass County County

• 2022: Case opens — victim reported missing or found.
• Documented milestones (renewed investigation, media coverage, family advocacy) to be added as sourced.
• Present: case remains unresolved. No named suspect has been convicted.

• Victim identity, age, and the November 19, 2022 shooting near NDSU, per Fargo Police Department statements and local news coverage.
• Davies and Gatewood, both local rappers, were shot together at a gathering neither of them hosted; police say the men involved were known to each other.
• A search warrant later revealed a gun was found in Gatewood's hand at the scene, and an officer noted “significant evidence” was missing.

• No arrest has ever been made.
• Police have not said whether Davies had a weapon near him at the scene.
• The specific sequence of events — including whether the two men's deaths were connected to a rap rivalry, as some in the community speculated — has not been publicly established; police have said they don't believe rivalry played a role.

• InForum — “Warrant: Gun found in hand of slain local rapper at double-homicide scene near NDSU”
• InForum — “One year later, double homicide near NDSU campus remains unsolved”
• City of Fargo — Fargo Police Department press conference summary
• Project Cold Case
• Murder Accountability Project
• NamUs