A Las Vegas pastor was murdered in front of his family following a feud with a neighbor over the chickens and dogs she kept in her property
A disturbing image shows the moment Grace Point Church pastor Nick Davi, 46, was fatally shot his female neighbor Joe Junio, 36, who also wounded his wife Sarah Davi on December 29.
Sarah survived the shooting and has has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking unspecified damages. The court documents include the horror image of the shooting, taken by one of her children.
In the suit, Sarah claims Junio had terrorized the family for weeks before unleashing the deadly assault inside the gated Courts at Aliante community.
Junio allegedly started harassing the family after they filed a complaint about her to their gated community’s homeowner’s association.
Grace Point Church pastor Nick Davi, 46, was killed on December 29 by his neighbor Joe Junio, 36, who also wounded his wife Sarah Davi
Junio, 36, reportedly harassed the family for weeks before the deadly shooting
Davi was shot dead in front of his kids, 12 and 15, and his wife Sarah, who was also wounded
The complaint involved violations related to chickens and dogs Junio owns.
The family was leaving their home when Junio drove by them before parking her car and rolling down her windows, per legal filings.
The children, 12 and 15, reportedly recorded the incident from inside the family’s car.
Pastor Davi stepped out of the car and asked Juno what her problem with the family was before taking a step towards her car.
That’s when Junio shot Davi in the stomach and then turned the weapon on Sarah Davi.
Sarah fought with Junio over the gun and managed to disarm her before Junio ran away into her apartment.
The widow claims in the suit that Junio had shown ‘escalating threatening behavior’ in the weeks before the shooting, which forced the family to call police twice in one month.
The family claims Junio threw rocks and feces onto their property.
A fellow pastor at Davi’s church said the harassment got so bad that the family had left their home and were staying elsewhere, as reported by Fox5.
The children, 12 and 15, reportedly recorded the shooting incident from inside the family’s car
Sarah, seen with Nick Davi, claims in the suit that Junio had shown ‘escalating threatening behavior’ in the weeks before the shooting
The family was reportedly at the home picking up some belongings when the shooting happened.
The suit does not name the homeowner’s association but does say it knew or should have known that ‘Defendant would likely perform violent actions against deceased and Plaintiff as a result of on-going association dispute.’
Junio is a licensed real estate agent in Nevada.
She was arrested at the shooting scene and has been charged with multiple crimes including open murder with a deadly weapon, attempted murder and child abuse.
Grace Point Church held a memorial service for Davi earlier this month.