Teen questioned after shooting City of Houston employee found dead following crash

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A 16-year-old boy said he was questioned and released after shooting a man he said attacked him after barging into his sister's Aldine apartment.

The man, a passenger in a black Cadillac that collided with another car on the North Beltway feeder road at JFK Thursday afternoon, was found dead with a gunshot wound, Houston police said.

Thursday night, Houston Public Works Director Randy Macchi identified the victim as Dequavius Davis, a public works employee.

Police said the medical examiner will need to conduct an autopsy to determine whether he died from the shooting or from the crash.

The shooter's mother, who asked not to be identified, told Eyewitness News that everything stems from an acrimonious break-up.

She said her daughter, who has a child with the man driving the black Cadillac, had recently broken up with him and begun a new relationship.

Thursday afternoon, she said her daughter's ex-boyfriend along with the shooting victim showed up at her daughter's apartment and were met by her new boyfriend.

She said the ex-boyfriend "went to her door, kicked it, snatched her Ring camera down, tore up her house, threw the baby's shoes everywhere, starts trying to attack her."

At some point, she said the shooting victim began attacking her 16-year-old son.

"Someone began to cock a gun at my youngest son and my youngest son shot inside of my daughter's apartment," she said.

She said her son struck the man once in the arm and that he was able to walk back to the Cadillac afterwards, with the ex-boyfriend driving.

"He walked down the stairs. He was not chased, by no one. Was no one shooting at a car chasing it," she said.

But the two men only made it about half a mile before crashing into a white car as it drove through an intersection. A utility pole ended up hitting the Cadillac, almost splitting it in two.

She said the ex-boyfriend Facetimed her multiple times from the scene of the crash, but didn't say anything.

Police say it wasn't until officers responded to the crash that they learned about the shooting.

The 16-year-old shooter returned home, where his mother said she called police and arranged for him to turn himself in.

He's now been released and hasn't been charged.

Both drivers involved in Thursday's crash were taken to the hospital, police said.

Houston Public Works Director Randy Macchi released the following statement:

"Houston Public Works mourns the tragic loss of one of our employees. Dequavius Davis was killed while on his lunch break Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Davis was a dedicated member of the City of Houston's drainage and maintenance team and has served the City since 2020.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues during this difficult time."

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