Standing Up: Davien’s story
On January 12, 2008, Davien Graham, 16, was shot in front of his church in Monrovia. He was paralyzed in the shooting and had to overcome fears of retaliation before identifying his shooter and testifying in court. Times reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske first met him in the hospital shortly after the shooting and checked in on his life over nearly five years. Read Davien’s story>>
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Nov. 17, 2012
Davien Graham was shot and paralyzed in January 2008. A month later, Davien, then a teenager, was upset when Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies dropped a gang warning for him at his Monrovia home. Davien had never joined a gang.
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Nov. 17, 2012
Davien Graham did not appear in court to speak at the sentencing of his shooter Jimmy Santana. Instead, he sent a victim impact statement which was read by a prosecutor. Below is the full statement.
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