TAMPA, Fla. - A fugitive accused of shooting and killing a 43-year-old woman in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 2023 has been captured in Tampa .

The backstory:

According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, Kunta Tavarius Davis was shot to death on September 22, 2023, in the 1300 block of Cameron Street.

That year, the city of Kalamazoo experienced a record level of gun violence, with 22 homicides.

Timeline:

In 2025, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) established a cold case team with two detectives assigned to focus exclusively on unsolved homicides and the Kalamazoo County prosecutor’s office issued a two-count felony warrant against Daniel Ray Partee, 34, on Aug. 7, 2025, for open murder and felony firearm.

On August 23, 2025, the Temple Terrace Police Departm

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