Beloved ‘Funnel Cake Man’ shot and killed in robbery, family says

DOLTON, Ill. — Police are searching for suspects father was found shot to death and robbed Tuesday in Dolton.

Tavares Davis was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon near the corner of Drexel Avenue and 155th Street in Dolton, Illinois His family said he was found with no valuables on him, no car keys, no wallet or jewelry. 

He was a successful businessman in Chicago’s South Suburbs and a loving father.

The family said they are devastated and lost not just a family patriarch and doting father, but the driving force behind a successful family business. 

“Who ever robbed my husband has robbed us,” Nakesha Davis said. “They robbed me of my husband and partner and they robbed my children.” 

Davis and his wife were partners in a business known as “Funnel Cake Man,” which can be found at Orland Square Mall in the southwest suburbs and South Lake Mall in Merrillville, Indiana.   

As detectives look for suspects, Nakesha Davis is vowing to continue her funnel cake man business.

“It is imperative that I continue what my husband started that’s what he would’ve wanted,” she said.

Natasha Davis said she is staying strong for her family and thanked her employees and others for their love and support.