A 15-year-old charged with the murder of a security guard in North Baltimore has been denied bond.

Jamal Davis Sr., 38, was fatally shot on Jan. 12 while working security at a McDonald’s in the 4400 block of Reisterstown Road. Two weeks later Baltimore Police announced a 15-year-old boy had been arrested in the case. The teen, whose identity is protected due to his age, appeared by video inside Baltimore City District Court on Wednesday.

The teen is facing seven criminal counts in adult court, including first-degree murder, first and second-degree assault and four firearms-related offenses.

Officials said he has no criminal history.

Prosecutors requested that he be held without bond, while the defense requested he be released to his mother on home detention. The suspect’s mother and uncle were present in court.

The judge ultimately denied bond for the teen, pointing out the statement of charges and calling him a “danger to the community.”

According to police, Davis was shot during an altercation inside the McDonald’s. At the time, he was escorting another youth out of the restaurant.

The department released surveillance footage shortly after the shooting in hopes the public would be able to help identify several persons of interest. In charging documents, investigators said witnesses helped identify the 15-year-old suspect.

Investigators said the suspect “grabbed Mr. Davis Sr. from behind and attempts to take the victim’s gun from his holster” and “after a fight, in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain control of his gun, the defendant shot Mr. Davis Sr. in the chest.”

The document adds: “Mr. Davis Sr. fell to the ground as the defendant continued to punch the victim at least three times while the victim remained lying face down.”

Davis, who had less than an hour left in his six-hour shift that day, was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

911 dispatch audio that captured police responding to the shooting scene indicated that the suspect was described as a juvenile, 15, wearing a brown hoodie. Days later police released surveillance footage, and after his arrest confirmed the shooter was in fact in the video.

According to police, the teen was arrested on Jan. 28 at a home in the 1500 block of North Smallwood Street in West Baltimore.

The teen did not comment during his bond hearing.

Records show he’s from Baltimore City, has completed the eighth grade, and turned 15 about 10 days before the shooting.

Davis had also celebrated his birthday just days before his death. The father turned 38 on Jan. 5.

The teen will remain in custody until his preliminary hearing.

If a grand jury indicts him and the case is moved to Circuit Court, the teen’s attorney could then file a motion to move the case to juvenile court, a standard legal move when a juvenile is charged as an adult.

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