Man arrested in fatal Marathon shooting

A 59-year-old Marathon liveaboard was arrested Saturday night after he confessed to fatally shooting another liveaboard.

Christopher Wesley Davis was charged with murder.

The name of the victim will be released pending notification of next-of-kin.

Several Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to Boot Key Harbor at the end of 30th Street at approximately 10:30 p.m. regarding a shots fired call. Deputies heard multiple shots fired once they arrived. They spotted a man — later identified as Davis — in a dinghy and asked him at gunpoint if he had any weapons. Davis stated he threw them in the water. When asked if he was doing the shooting, Davis answered that he was. Davis then stated he killed a man. He was detained.

The deceased man was found in a dinghy nearby.

Davis told Detectives he shot the victim multiple times with a shotgun and then a .22-caliber rifle when the victim approached his sailboat in a dinghy. Davis stated he had been having ongoing issues with a group of other liveabaords, including the victim, recently. Davis stated he feared the group was vandalizing his boat and he was fearful they were going to set it on fire. Davis stated that when he saw the victim approaching his sailboat, he began shooting him.

Davis was taken to jail.

The men live at anchor and not on the more populous city hook area in the more eastern portion of the harbor.

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