Deaf Portland man dies after being punched in head
Local news in Portland, Oregon reported that a 62-year-old Deaf man named Curtis Davies died after he was punched three times in the head by a man at a corner food store. The suspected attacker is 35-year-old Aaron Reed-Jones, who is hearing.
Fox 12 News explained that according to court documents, Portland Police responded to a 911 call about an incident at the Max Mart Deli and when they arrived, they saw paramedics already on the scene giving treatment to Davies and taking him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police reviewed security footage from the store and saw what happened. The suspect, Jones, entered the store and went to the counter to buy cigarettes. Davies walked up to the counter and “tried to communicate with Jones.” Jones said, “Don’t touch me again.” Davies tapped on Jones’ shoulder and then “put his middle finger in Jones’ face.” Jones then “turned and punched Davies three times in the head, with the third punch causing Davies to fall down onto the floor on his back.” Jones then walked out and said, “Don’t touch me again, f-cker.”
Davies had swelling in his brain and went through two surgeries to try and reduce the swelling, but he died in a hospital on March 23. A medical examiner said the manner of death was homicide.
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A detective said he spoke with multiple people who identified the suspect as Jones. He then got a warrant for a search and arrest and on March 28, he arrested Jones. He had a handgun on him and a pouch on his pants that had a baggie with about 25 grams of meth and clear sandwich baggies. The detective did an interview with Jones and he said he remembered an altercation with an “older man who kept touching him while he was trying to buy cigarettes.”
The detective said he found out that Jones is a suspect in a shooting on that same day, March 28, where he shot several bullets at a vehicle. Jones had an extensive criminal history with several felonies.
The report said Jones was charged with first-degree manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter, negligent homicide, second-degree assault, felon in possession of a firearm, and drug possession. He was put in jail and was held without bond.
A person on Facebook messaged “The Daily Moth” to explain that Davies went to the Washington School for the Deaf and was a part of the class of 1981. There are several comments and tributes from deaf people who knew Davies.