Moment Las Vegas pastor, 46, is shot dead by a female neighbor in his driveway in front of his wife and two children in a gated community
- Nick Davi was shot and killed by his neighbor Joe Juno, who also wounded his wife
- Junio, 36, allegedly harassed the family for weeks before the fatal shooting
- The family had complained about her to the homeowners association
A Las Vegas pastor was murdered in front of his family after an argument with a neighbor over the chickens and dogs she kept on her property
A disturbing image shows the moment Grace Point Church pastor Nick Davi, 46, was fatally shot by his neighbor Joe Junio, 36, who also injured his wife Sarah Davi on December 29.
Sarah survived the shooting and has filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking unspecified damages. The court documents include a horror photo of the shooting, taken by one of her children.
In the lawsuit, Sarah claims Junio terrorized the family for weeks before unleashing the deadly attack in the locked courts of the Aliante community.
Junio allegedly started harassing the family after they filed a complaint about her with the homeowners association in their gated community.
Grace Point Church pastor Nick Davi, 46, was killed on December 29 by his neighbor Joe Junio, 36, who also injured his wife Sarah Davi
Junio, 36, allegedly harassed the family for weeks before the fatal shooting
Davi was shot dead in front of his children, 12 and 15, and his wife Sarah, who was also injured
The complaint concerned violations involving chickens and dogs that Junio owns.
The family was leaving their home when Junio drove past them before parking her car and rolling down the windows, according to legal documents.
The children, aged 12 and 15, reportedly filmed the incident from the family's car.
Pastor Davi got out of the car and asked Juno what her problem with the family was before taking a step toward her car.
That's when Junio shot Davi in the stomach and then pointed the gun at Sarah Davi.
Sarah fought with Junio over the gun and managed to disarm her before Junio ran into her apartment.
The widow claims in the lawsuit that Junio had exhibited “escalating threatening behavior” in the weeks before the shooting, prompting the family to call the police twice in one month.
The family claims Junio threw rocks and feces on their property.
A fellow pastor at Davi's church said the harassment got so bad that the family left their home and went to stay elsewhere, as reported by Fox5.
Sarah, seen with Nick Davi, claims in lawsuit that Junio had exhibited 'escalating threatening behavior' in the weeks before the shooting
The family was reportedly at the home to pick up some belongings when the shooting occurred.
The lawsuit does not name the homeowners association, but does say that it knew or should have known that “defendant was likely to take violent actions against decedents and plaintiff as a result of an ongoing association dispute.”
Junio is a licensed real estate agent in Nevada.
She was arrested at the scene of the shooting 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.