Datuan Blanchard was the driver of a group who executed Leion Davis Jr. and William Ferebee while the victims were sitting inside a parked vehicle
Baltimore, Md. (June 24, 2024) - A Baltimore City jury convicted Datuan Blanchard of all charges relating to the double fatal shootings of Leion Davis Jr. and William Ferebee that occurred in August of 2022 at the 4000 block of Wabash Avenue. The defendant faces two Life sentences without the possibility of parole at sentencing on September 12. Cold Case Unit Chief Kurt Bjorklund prosecuted this case.
“The cold and calculating way that this group executed these victims is beyond comprehension," said State's Attorney Ivan J. Bates. "I am thankful the jury reached a quick consensus to deliver justice on behalf of these men and their families. ASA Bjorklund's compelling prosecution has ensured this offender faces a lifetime of incarceration for his malicious actions."
On August 12, 2022, at approximately 8:33 p.m., Leion Davis Jr. and William Ferebee were shot to death as they sat inside a parked vehicle in the 4000 block of Wabash Avenue. An eyewitness described a red, four-door vehicle with tinted windows fleeing the scene. Detectives recovered 25 9mm and .40 casings outside of the victim’s vehicle, as well as three .40 casings inside the vehicle.
At 8:51 p.m., a woman called 911 to report her registered vehicle stolen. She advised that her red, four-door 2008 Acura was stolen from her home address at approximately 7:00 a.m. that day. At 11:00 p.m., the vehicle was recovered after being set on fire in the 1200 block of N. Franklintown Road.
During the course of the investigation, detectives learned that the victim who reported the stolen vehicle provided false information, causing an investigation to be initiated. She admitted that the defendant, Datuan Blanchard, called her at 8:50 p.m. and told her to report the vehicle stolen. She said she could hear Blanchard’s cousin in the call's background. She also admitted that Blanchard told her three days after the murders that he and two other associates were responsible for the double homicide, that Blanchard was the driver, and that the group did it for money. The woman pled guilty to Accessory after the Fact and testified to the facts against the defendant as part of the plea agreement.
As part of the investigation, detectives obtained historical cell phone records for the defendant’s phone, which showed it to be in close proximity to the 4000 block of Wabash Avenue minutes before the murders. The location of the phone then moved south and pinged a considerable distance away minutes after the murders.