25-Year-old Edrick Lamar Davis initially told police that while the baby's mother was in the shower, he fed the child, who fell asleep, and then put the infant down and got into the shower with the child's mother. The parents found the infant unresponsive upon their return to the room 15 to 20 minutes later, they told police, and called 911, giving the child "rescue breaths" until paramedics arrived.

In an arrest affidavit, police said Davis later admitted that while the baby’s mother was in the shower, he kneed the baby in the back of the head at least twice because the baby was fussy and crying which made him “stressed out". 

The Brevard County Medical Examiner’s Office later deemed the case a homicide after an autopsy revealed a severe brain injury that caused the child’s death. During an interview, Davis initially denied any knowledge of how the injury occurred but ultimately admitted to hitting the baby, according to investigators.

Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division "were provided evidence of acute and extensive trauma to the child that resulted in his death."

The Medical Examiner's Office said the child suffered multiple acute internal injuries caused by blunt force trauma, including contusions to the back of his head; brain and ocular nerve hemorrhages; and fractures to the clavicle, tibia, ribs and jawbone.