What started as a June gunshot call at a Southeast Raleigh elementary school has ended with a 20-year-old local woman in jail facing a stack of felony charges. Court records and warrants identify the suspect as Deasia Boone-Davis and say investigators believe she fired a handgun at Barwell Road Elementary School in mid-June. Officials say the incident triggered a criminal probe that culminated in her July 7 arrest and that Wake County prosecutors are now handling the case as the investigation continues.
According to WRAL, Boone-Davis is charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, discharging a firearm on educational property and assault by pointing a gun. Warrants allege she fired a .45-caliber handgun on or near the campus on June 14 and that officers arrested her on July 7. WRAL reports that a judge denied her bond and scheduled her to appear in Wake County court on Wednesday afternoon.
Where it happened
Barwell Road Elementary is a pre-K through fifth-grade school in Southeast Raleigh. The campus, at 3925 Barwell Road, serves several hundred students, according to the school’s federal profile. It operates under the Wake County Public School System and appears in federal education databases as part of the district’s elementary cohort. Local parents and nearby residents were notified at the time of the June incident while law enforcement carried out its inquiry.
Charges and legal stakes
The warrants obtained by law enforcement outline the alleged use of a .45-caliber handgun and list the felony counts now pending against Boone-Davis, as reported by WRAL. Under North Carolina law, willfully discharging a firearm on educational property is treated as a serious felony offense, while simply possessing or carrying a gun on school grounds carries its own felony classification. The statutory framework is detailed by the North Carolina General Assembly and will guide both charging decisions and potential penalties as the case moves through court.
What comes next
Boone-Davis is scheduled for an initial appearance in Wake County court, where prosecutors are expected to outline the case and a judge will set future dates. She remains entitled to the presumption of innocence while the district attorney reviews the evidence and decides whether to pursue additional filings. Investigators are still encouraging anyone with information about the June incident to contact Raleigh police or share tips with authorities handling the case.
