Columbus Dispatch: Another life saved by ''gunman''

Husband tells police man he shot had knife to wife’s neck
October 02, 2003

Screams from the driveway brought Deshawn Davis outside early yesterday to find his wife in the grasp of a man holding a knife to her throat, Columbus police said.

Davis, 22, who had armed himself with a handgun, shot Jeremy Andrews in front of the Davis home, 1699 E. Columbus St., on the South Side.

Andrews, 21, was at Grant Medical Center last night. His condition was being withheld at his request.

Police said Davis told them he heard his wife, Laygeana Young, 23, scream about 5:10 a.m. She told officers that Andrews, whom she knew, had come to the house to demand money. When she refused, Andrews allegedly pointed the knife at her and said, "You know what this is."

Robbery detectives were investigating. No charges had been filed as of last night.

Davis declined to comment.

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