By Beacon Staff
Diavontae Davis has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting death of Reynaldo "Rey" Villarreal.
Davis, 26, faces a maximum sentence of life without parole and will be sentenced on Aug. 12. He was also convicted of intimidation with a firearm to provoke fear, going armed with intent, and carrying a firearm as a felon.
Davis was arrested in September 2019 in the shooting death of Reynaldo “Rey” Villarreal, 27, of Burlington. Villarreal was attending a party when he was shot and killed by Davis, police said.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the general public was not allowed to attend the trial.