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Springfield Police arrest Isaiah Church in death of D’Vaunte Tavon Grant

The Springfield Police Department has announced an arrest in connection to an early Sunday shooting. SPD reports that its officers responded to a call about a man shot in the parking lot of the Wicked Superstore at 425 East Kearney around 3:22 a.m. on July 28.

At the scene, officers found evidence of a shooting. The victim, 31-year-old D’Vaunte Tavon Grant, was transported to a local hospital by a citizen. The victim died a short time later. SPD’s Homicide Unit identified 34-year-old Isaiah Church as the suspect in the fatal shooting.

On Sunday afternoon, detectives obtained information that Church was at 1350 North Lexington. A perimeter was set up. Following a short standoff, the suspect surrendered to authorities without incident.

Church was booked into the Greene County Jail for 2nd Degree Murder.

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