Henrico firefighter killed in hit-and-run remembered as the 'perfect rookie'

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October 8, 2026 . 12:27 PM

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Firefighters at Station 7 on Laburnum Avenue are mourning the loss of Ashtain Noel Davis, who was killed in a hit-and-run on I-64 in September. (Courtesy WTVR)

The Henrico Division of Fire is mourning the loss of one of its own. Virginia State Police say Ashtain Noel Davis, 28, was killed in late September when a dark-colored SUV struck his motorcycle on Interstate 64. Davis was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

"We're doing our best to keep each other up. It's a tragic situation, very unexpected," Lt. Ross Myers said.

At Station 7 on Laburnum Avenue, Myers and firefighter Zachary Sayles say the loss was deeply personal. "We're just doing our best to take care of one another as a typical family would," Myers said.

To them, Davis wasn't just a fellow firefighter. "He was a brother," Sayles said.

"He was the perfect little brother, he was the perfect rookie. And that's what I'm going to remember most. My first rookie being the perfect rookie," Myers said.

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