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Police identify man shot in Davenport, know who fired the weapon

The man who died from a gunshot wound has been identified. Captain Dale Sievert with the Davenport Police Department said 18-year-old Thomas Nye Taylor was shot...

The man who died from a gunshot wound has been identified.

Captain Dale Sievert with the Davenport Police Department said 18-year-old Thomas Nye Taylor was shot early Friday morning, September 26, 2014. An autopsy indicated that he died from “a single gunshot wound to the chest.”

A person was reported suffering from a gunshot wound at a home in the Five Seasons trailer park just after 4:30 a.m. Friday.  The man they found inside the home was taken to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.

“This is an isolated incident, Sievert said, “and the person responsible for firing the weapon is known and has been interviewed by detectives of the Davenport Police Department.”

Sievert said the investigation is ongoing, and detectives are working with the Scott County Attorney’s Office.

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