Church members honor pastor, allegedly shot dead by Fil-Am neighbor
SAN FRANCISCO – A North Las Vegas church has honored the memory of one of its pastors, who was allegedly killed by his Filipino American neighbor following what Las Vegas police described as an escalating dispute over violations of homeowner association rules.
Joe Junio, a 36-year-old Fil-Am taxi driver and real estate agent, is accused of shooting and killing Nick Davi, 46, on Dec. 29, 2023. Junio is charged with murder, attempted murder and child abuse.
36-year-old Fil-Am Joe Junio, accused of shooting and killing Nick Davi, is charged with murder, attempted murder and child abuse. Photo from North Las Vegas police
The shooting happened on Lookout Lodge Lane inside the gated Court of Aliante, a community of townhomes, where Junio lives next door to Davi and his family.
Junio remains in custody at the Clark County Detention Center with bail set at $300,000. She is scheduled to appear in court on March 8.
Members of Grace Point Church in Las Vegas recently held a memorial for Davi.
“You could tell (Nick Davi) was such an amazing father and person,” Lily Pie Andrews, said in her comment on the church’s Facebook post about the memorial.
Andrews said she used to be a neighbor of the family and had “always had an awful feeling” about her other neighbor, Junio.
Nicholas Davi (center) had served as a pastor at Grace Point Church since 2014. Photo from GoFundMe for the Davi family
“This is so heartbreaking, he did not deserve this and neither did his family and loved ones,” she continued.
Faster Edward commented, “When I was stationed at Nellis and attended Grace Point I remember always joking around with Pastor Nick. He was a kind man and very much embodied Jesus. This (is) absolutely heartbreaking to hear.”
Davi had served as a pastor at Grace Point Church since 2014, overseeing the daily operations of the church, leading various serving teams and maintaining the 30,000-square-foot church building.
A GoFundMe has raised more than $100,00 to support the Davi family. The donation page said that the pastor “touched the lives of countless people in his short time with us.”
“We are all shocked and saddened by this senseless tragedy,” the page said.
The final moments of Davi’s life, captured on video, have recently been revealed in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Davi’s wife, Sara, who was also shot and wounded.
Junio reportedly confronted the pastor and his family in front of their home after he filed complaints about her to their homeowners association (HOA).
The final moments of Davi’s life, captured on video, have recently been revealed in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Davi’s wife, Sara. Image: screenshot of video included in court documents
The lawsuit alleges the HOA then told Junio about those complaints, stating, “the homeowners association knew or should have known that defendant would likely perform violent actions against deceased and Plaintiff as a result of ongoing association dispute.”
Court documents also revealed a screenshot from a video taken by one of the pastor’s children, aged 12 and 15, who were inside the family’s car when their father was shot and killed.
Junio admitted to shooting Nicholas Davi and was initially taken to the North Las Vegas Community Correctional Center before being transferred to the facility in Clark County.
The Davi family had filed for a temporary protection order against Junio and had been staying elsewhere before the killing after she repeatedly threatened them.
The couple called local police twice in December about Junio, according to the police report. In one instance, Junio allegedly threw rocks into their yard and “ran her finger across her throat in a cutting motion and told them they were next.”
In another instance, Junio was accused of throwing feces into the couple’s yard and flooding their home.
