A 21-year-old shooting defendant was acquitted of all charges on June 24, just hours after counsel delivered closing arguments in the case.
Davon Matthews, 21, was acquitted of attempted murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, firearm use, and two gun offenses. He was initially charged in connection to a Sept. 14, 2025, shooting that occurred on the 300 block of Light Street. An 18-year-old man was injured in the confrontation.
The previous morning, defense attorney Roya May Hanna urged jurors to find Matthews not guilty of all charges. Hanna argued the state failed to prove intent to kill and maintained that the evidence supported claims of self-defense. She added that investigators could not definitively determine who fired first during the shooting…