On a trip to the World Trade Center when he was younger, she remembers Jaquise struggling to understand why terrorists would choose to attack New York City, before later describing it as “the heart of America.” And he was a “gentle giant:” A sweet kid who never made trouble.īrittney Davis said her nephew was eager to see things “outside of the norm” and worked to make insightful connections within the reality he faced – especially when it came to violence. He was one half of a young love, spending long hours on the phone each night with his girlfriend Ari, of just over a year. Jaquise loved playing pick up games of basketball and going to the movies, where he would try to guess the inevitable endings. “Any way he could, he was there,” Kameelah Ridgeway said. When they asked who he was looking for, Niko said he wanted something, and he knew Jaquise would help him get it. The day after Jaquise died, Brittney Davis said the family noticed 5-year-old Niko walking around the crowded home of loved ones in grief, seemingly searching for someone. “If something happened at school, he would always come and find me,” Kaniya said. His sister Kaniya Davis, 14, said Jaquise never left her behind. Jaquise kept his lane open late without being asked, even when it meant he would miss the bus home. The teenager was just a few weeks into his new job as a cashier at Walmart on Hudson Avenue when he realized toward the end of his shift that his team was short-staffed, and managers were scrambling to find his replacement, Brittney Davis said. He frequently asked neighbors and family friends if they needed help shoveling snow or cutting their grass in exchange for spare cash.
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