POLICE Department
Update: One Suspect Arrested, Another Sought in May Fatal Shooting at 13103 Westheimer Road
December 21, 2023 - One of two suspects charged in the fatal shooting of a man at 13103 Westheimer Road about 11:15 p.m. on May 30 is in custody.
The suspect, Derrick Trumaine Jackquet, 27, is charged with murder in the 338th State District Court. A booking photo of Jackquet is attached to this news release.
The other suspect, Marquel Deshawn Ponder, 30, is charged with murder in the 482nd State District Court. He is not in custody. A 2022 booking photo of Ponder is attached to this news release and was publicly released on June 14.
They are accused in the killing of Davion Scott, 24.
HPD Homicide Division Detectives C. Bowling and J. Jorsch reported:
Officers were dispatched to a shooting call at a gas station at the above address and found Mr. Scott inside his vehicle. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation indicated two suspects exited a blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice. One suspect stood near the passenger door of the Caprice and fired shots at Scott's vehicle and the other suspect walked up to the driver's side door of Scott's vehicle and shot him at close range. The suspects entered the Chevrolet and fled eastbound on Westheimer Road.
Further investigation identified one of the suspects as Ponder and he was subsequently charged on Tuesday (June 13).
As the investigation continued, Jackquet was identified as the other suspect and he was charged on November 13. Today (Dec. 21), members of the HPD South Gessner Patrol Division Crime Suppression Team arrested Jackquet. He was then booked into the Harris County Jail.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Marquel Ponder is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Arrested: Derrick Trumaine Jackquet
Wanted: Marquel Deshawn Ponder (2022)
Update: JFC/SOA 12-21-23
JFC/VHS 6-14-23
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