Actor Akili McDowell has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Houston, Texas on July 20.
McDowell, 21, who has starred in Billions and David Makes Man, was booked into the Harris County Jail on Thursday, August 1 on charges of murder and theft.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office confirmed McDowell had been charged with the murder of Cesar Peralta in a social media post on August 3.
Of the incident, the post revealed deputies had responded to an incident that occurred in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 13503 North Thorntree, near Wallisville and Uvalde in East Harris County.
The post read: ‘An adult male (possibly in his 20s) sustained gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Suspect(s) fled the scene.’
Actor Akili McDowell has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Houston, Texas on July 20 – pictured 2019
An update to the post read: ‘Homicide Investigators charged Akili McDowell (21) with murder in the shooting death of Cesar Peralta (20). McDowell was recently taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail.
‘The investigation is on-going and we encourage anyone with info to contact the Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100.’
It is not known how McDowell was identified as a suspect, apprehended or if he knew the victim.
Per online jail records, McDowell is being held on $400,000 bond for the murder charge and has a court appearance scheduled for Monday, August 5.
He has a further court date appearance scheduled August 6 for the theft charge, and an additional date on October 9 for the murder charge.
