Reports of Davis' lengthy record had the city's top prosecutor renewing calls for a state juvenile justice system overhaul.
"The state has an archaic system in which we operate under the misimpression that everyone under 18 can be rehabilitated for repeatedly committing violent crimes," said Margaret T. Burns, a spokeswoman for Baltimore State's Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy. "We must find a way to provide rehabilitation, but also accountability and punishment."
Davis was arrested May 29 on a juvenile robbery charge, accused of hitting and choking a woman and taking her purse and cell phone. He was ordered detained June 2, and June 19 was committed once again to the custody of the state.
On July 1, Davis submitted the equivalent of a guilty plea and was ordered to remain in the community, under state supervision, sources said. The shooting occurred the next day.
Sources told The Baltimore Sun - and the state juvenile services confirmed - that Davis removed the ankle bracelet, though it was unclear how long exactly he had been without the device.
Monday night, within yards of where Raven was shot, at least 200 people gathered for a prayer service organized by the city NAACP chapter. In a highlight of the service, the men in the audience joined hands, creating a circle around the women and children, in a show of support and love.
"After the news media and whatever politicians are here will leave, all of you have to stay here and live here, and we must protect our children," said Michael Johnson, founder of the Paul Robeson Institute and one of about a dozen speakers.
"We have to do more in this city to protect our babies," said the Rev. Israel Cason, who called on everyone in the audience to help stop the violence.
"It's a terrible tragedy for a 5-year-old child to be cut down. And it's going to take everyone's effort - from City Hall on down to the streets - to improve life here in Baltimore," NAACP chapter president Marvin "Doc" Cheatham said before the event.
Court records obtained Monday shed more light on the July 2 shooting of Raven.
At 4:08 p.m., an officer on routine patrol in the 100 block of S. Pulaski St. was flagged down by a male who said a young girl had been shot a few blocks south. The officer saw a crowd of people standing over Raven, who was face down in the middle of the street, records show.
Area residents told reporters after the shooting that an ambulance took far too long to arrive. A Fire Department spokesman, Chief Kevin Cartwright, said an ambulance arrived five minutes after the first call.
Detective Bryan Kershaw wrote in charging documents that several pieces of evidence were recovered from the scene, including ballistic evidence. A drop of blood was also found in front of a home in the 400 block of S. Payson St.
Baltimore Sun reporters Richard Irwin and Melissa Harris contributed to this article.
