Man gets death sentence after he pled guilty to killing couple and 6-year-old in SW Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Xavier Davis, the man who pleaded guilty to killing Gregory Carhee, Donyavia Lagway, and their 6-year-old daughter, Harmony Carhee, as another child played dead to survive, was sentenced to death.

On Thursday, after four hours of deliberating, a jury returned with the verdict for Davis weeks after he had pleaded guilty to the 2021 killings.

"There are few things that are more horrific than what Xavier Davis did. The execution-style killing of an innocent child in her own home after the execution-style killing of her parents just feet from her. It is just horrific," said Chandler Raine, Harris County District Attorney's Office First Assistant.

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On June 30, 2021, officers with the Houston Police Department responded to a shooting call at about 10:30 p.m. in the 12100 block of Fondren near West Airport. Officers said they found a 6-year-old girl, her mother, and father in an apartment, shot to death. The couple's 10-year-old daughter survived the shooting after she played dead and called her grandmother for help.

As an investigation into the case continued, investigators believe the shooting had been planned. According to court documents, a second suspect, Alexus Williams, had been involved in a relationship with the mother, Donyavia Lagway. Weeks after they broke up, Williams allegedly set the attack in motion by telling Davis there was cash in the apartment.

"All for money. This was about greed. There was nothing more to it. This defendant was selfish," Raine said, when asked about motive.

The couple's little girl, who testified during the trial, told police Davis knocked on the door of their apartment before the rampage. She said Davis had a mask on and grabbed her 1-year-old brother by the hair and threw him before shooting her parents and sister.

"To come into this courtroom the other day and face this defendant and face this jury and be able to tell them about that tragic night, she has incredible strength and I'm so proud of her." added Raine.

During the investigation, homicide detectives were able to obtain phone records that revealed Williams' role in the attack. She is also charged with 3 counts of capital murder and is scheduled for trial in May.

David pleaded guilty to capital murder on March 24. The jury had to decide between life without the possibility of parole or death.

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