‘I can’t believe my son life end just so’ - Veteran DJ Powerman seeks justice after son’s killing in Brooklyn

Veteran deejay Powerman is devastated over the death of his 25-year-old son, Christopher Davey, who was killed on Friday in the East Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York and, in his quest for justice, he will be releasing a single titled Generation of Vipers.

The police report says that the young man was stabbed twice on Albany Avenue, close to his home on Linden Boulevard. He was reportedly taken to the Kings County Hospital in critical condition, and later succumbed to his injuries.

In an interview with The Gleaner, a grieving Powerman – whose real name is Michael Davey – outlined the events of last Friday evening. He said that his son’s mother called him with the life-changing news at 9 p.m., when she heard, even though the incident happened from about 5:30 p.m.

“His mother sent him to the laundromat with four bags of clothes … they live walking distance, so he took two, with the intention going back for the other two. However, on the first trip, he got into an argument with two guys who were fixing something on the sidewalk. He and one of them started to tussle, and, unknown to him, the other one went inside their house and came back with a weapon. Reports are that he stabbed my son twice. I can’t believe that my son life end just so …just so... just like that,” a bemused Powerman told The Gleaner.

Up to Monday afternoon, no arrests were made. However, Powerman is hopeful that the police will make a breakthrough soon.

“People saw … but this is America, nobody not trying to part fight and nobody not talking. All when dem see yuh on the street bleeding dem not carrying yuh to hospital. Sometimes dem will call 911. But the good thing is that the police have all the camera footage … plenty camera is there, and the guys who are accused of committing the crime live right there. So the police tek up residence,” Powerman shared.

He also said that reports are that the two accused are Jamaican, even as he lamented the level of violence that this generation exhibits.

“There is no talking over things … a man brush pon yuh accidentally and the next step is violence. This generation dem cruel, dem nuh show nuh love ... dem all a kill parents. I have a song that fits the occasion, Generation of Vipers, and I am going to push it out and mek a good video for it,” said Powerman, who shared that he has never stopped doing music.

He said that, last year May, he was even supposed to perform with Beenie Man at the UBS Arena, but tragedy struck when his 32-year-old stepson died while working in upstate New York

“My son lost his brother that time. He was a tractor trailer mechanic. When his mother called and told me that he had died, my whole belly bottom drop out. I couldn’t do the show. I raised him from he was five … I brought all of the kids to America and, while he was here, he found his real dad. His father was an American citizen and he filed for him. That same stepson in turn filed for me and his mother to get our papers. He was a very special young man,” Powerman told The Gleaner, adding that the events surrounding his death were suspect.

Powerman is doing his best to keep strong for his entire family – his son’s mother, his daughter and his other son who he says “can’t stop crying”.

“The three brothers were very close … now two are gone. I have to be the power now for everybody. Sometimes yuh have to be careful what yuh call yourself,” Powerman said with a half smile.

Yasmine.peru@gleanerjm.com