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Case: 22-1201367
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022
Time: 8:13 p.m.
Location: 7610 Cameron Rd.
Deceased: Amonte Lamonte Watters, Black male, born 08/31/2004
Arrested:
John Willie Davis III, Black male, 18 years old
Dmaurri Mehki Hubbard, Black male, 20 years old
UPDATE: APD has now located and arrested John Willie Davis III and Dmaurri Mehki Hubbard in the 1700 block of Rockbridge Terrace. Both men are charged with first-degree murder. The arrests took place on June 22, 2022. Hubbard is also charged with Evading on Foot- Class A Misdemeanor. Davis' bond is set at $500,000, and Hubbard's bond is still pending.
On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 8:13 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) 9-1-1 operators received a call regarding a shooting at an apartment complex in the 7600 block of Cameron Rd. APD officers and EMS responded to the scene and located Amonte Lamonte Watters injured on the ground. Watters was taken to Dell Seton Hospital, where he died on May 5, 2022, at approximately 12:37 a.m.
According to surveillance video and witness interviews, a shooting occurred between two groups of people, including Davis and Hubbard, in the back of an apartment complex. The motive for the shooting is still unknown.
On May 5, 2022, The Travis County Medical Examiner's conducted an autopsy on Watters and determined the official cause of death was a gunshot wound.
Detectives ask anyone with information or video of the incident to call APD Homicide at 512-974-TIPS; the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), use the new Crime Stoppers App or email APD Homicide at homicide.apd@austintexas.gov. You may remain anonymous. You can also submit tips by downloading APD's mobile app, Austin PD, free on iPhone and Android.
This is being investigated as Austin's 26th homicide of 2022