JANUARY 5, 2004 – Kinks singer Ray Davies was shot in the leg while on holiday in New Orleans. The former leader of the Kinks and his girlfriend Suzanne Despies were taking a casual walk down the street near the French Quarter when a car pulled up alongside them. A young man got out, and demanded Despies’ purse. She handed it over without any resistance, but Davies chased down the thief with the goal of retrieving his girlfriend’s purse.
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