Alleged gun trafficker arrested

BRIDGEPORT -- If it wasn't for the bullet hole in the side of her face, Kiarra "KiKi" Davis might not make a convincing gun trafficker.

Petite, her hair in braids, she nevertheless admitted she was selling guns -- and it was guns that led police to wound her and fatally shoot her male companion, Carnell "Nay Nay" Williams, in a Boston Avenue parking lot Nov. 25.

"The police conduct, despite the allegations against her, was excessive force," said Davis' lawyer, Robert Berke.

On Tuesday, state Police arrested the 23-year-old Davis on numerous gun trafficking charges just one day after Berke filed notice she intends to sue Bridgeport police for excessive force.

Davis is being held in lieu of $200,000 bond.

"Kiarra Dominique Davis claims compensatory and punitive damages from the city of Bridgeport and its employees individually and will additionally seek attorney's fees," the notice of intent to sue filed in the city clerk's office states.

Police said Davis was selling guns for Samuel "Sam" Dejesus, who was unable to do it himself because he is incarcerated at the Bridgeport Correctional Center on drug charges. State Department of Corrections investigators intercepted eight phone calls from Dejesus to either Williams or Davis about selling guns, police said.

Police said an undercover officer contacted Davis about buying two guns.

In a recorded conversation the undercover officer tells Davis he has $750 to buy guns and Davis reponds, "Ya, I got two," referring to a 38-caliber and a 9mm handgun, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.

The affidavit states the undercover officer and Davis arranged to meet at the Burger King on Boston Avenue to make the sale.

That night, officers set up a perimeter around the Burger King as the undercover officer pulled up in a silver car with tinted windows. After calling Davis to tell him that he is there, the undercover officer then received a text from Davis to park on the west side of the restaurant.

"Turnoff ya light turn off ya lights," Davis next texts.

A short time later, Davis pulled up to the undercover officer's car with Williams in the passenger seat. The affidavit states that at the instruction of her next text, the undercover officer approached the passenger side of Davis' car. All police officers, screaming "Police," then moved in.

There were screams on the police radio, "He's got a gun, put it down," and then "Break the window!"

Suddenly the rear brake light on Davis' car went on and the tires spun in reverse, backing the car directly at three of the police officers, the affidavit states.

As those officers leaped out of the way, other officers on the side of the car begin screaming that the passenger, Williams, had a gun. Shots were then fired by officers at the car.

Davis's car flew forward a few feet into several concrete curbs before coming to a stop.

Bleeding from a gunshot wound in her face, Davis was taken into custody. Williams, who had been shot numerous times, was later pronounced dead at Bridgeport Hospital.

State police took over the investigation and found two guns on the passenger side floor of Davis' car, the affidavit states.

One, a Ruger .357 Magnum was reported stolen from New Hampshire in 2004. The other handgun, was a .38-caliber Smith and Wesson. Police said they also found bullets for both guns in the car.

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