{"id":310098,"date":"2026-10-19T21:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310098\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:18:07","slug":"bethlehem-man-20-dies-9-days-after-shooting-no-one-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310098\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem man, 20, dies 9 days after shooting; no one in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Quamir J. Davis, a 20-year-old Bethlehem man who was shot Oct. 8, died Saturday, and the Lehigh County coroner has ruled his death a homicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke\u2019s University Hospital, nine days after the shooting, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a release Monday. Davis died of gunshot injuries, the coroner said, and an autopsy was scheduled for Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two men were shot, Bethlehem police said in an update posted Monday, and nobody is in custody. Police said detectives have identified people they believe were involved and several others who were there, and they want those people to come forward. Police said the shooting was in the 1200 block of Flower Drive. The coroner\u2019s release lists the 1100 block of Merriman Court, at about 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo piece of information is too small or insignificant,\u201d police said. Anyone with video of the area, including surveillance cameras, doorbell cameras or cellphone recordings, is asked to contact police at 610-865-7000 or policeintel@bethlehem-pa.gov.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/quamir-davis-dies-nine-days-after-bethlehem-shooting-with-nobody-in-custody-4b7d1cd3.jpg\" alt=\"A Merriman Ct street sign stands in front of a two-story red-brick row house, with cars parked in a lot below it.\" class=\"wp-image-11978\"  \/>Merriman Court in Bethlehem on Monday. (Jai Smith)<\/p>\n<p>67% read<\/p>\n<p>The rest is free.<br \/>Just add your email.Welcome back.That email didn\u2019t go through.<\/p>\n<p>It signs you up for our free newsletter, Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, and that\u2019s all we use it for. Do it once and every story stays open.You left the newsletter, so stories past here need your email again. 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Bethlehem police are investigating with the Northampton County District Attorney\u2019s Office and the Lehigh County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A relative, Nicki Shepperson, shared a YouTube performance by Qua Racks on Facebook, writing, \u201cLove you baby boy  u was my favorite lil cousin.\u201d In another post she wrote, \u201cI don\u2019t want to write this post I love u baby boy my angel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GyZ9sIiGIpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">View on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Quamir J. 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