MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County Grand Jury has indicted one of three people charged with murder in a robbery that left one man dead and two others injured in July in Parkway Village.
Markavious Howard was indicted July 30, 2024, on charges of first-degree murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated robbery, aggravated robbery, theft of property $2,500-$10,000, and evading arrest. Howard also faces a theft charge in a separate case after his prints were connected to those found in a stolen Jeep Cherokee in March 2022, according to a police affidavit. Howard remains in the Shelby County Jail on a $109,000 bond.
Memphis Police said officers responded shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday, July 2, 2023, to the 4000 block of Camelot Ln., near Getwell. They said three victims were robbed by four armed suspects. According to the affidavit, investigators said the suspects pistol-whipped one victim, shot another in the leg, and the third in the chest. The men who were shot were taken to Regional One Hospital, where Gonzalez Davila died from his injuries, according to the affidavit.
Investigators said video captured the four suspects fleeing the scene in a stolen white Nissan Maxima. The affidavit said the Maxima had been stolen on June 30 at S. Second St. and Peabody Place.
On July 4th shortly after midnight, MPD said officers spotted the stolen Maxima on Perkins Road near I-240. They said officers tried to stop the car, but the driver took off. The officers chased, and it ended when the driver stopped in the 1300 block of Springbrook.
MPD said several suspects took off running from the car, and three suspects, one of them Howard, were located and taken into custody.
A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old, were also each charged with first degree murder, attempted especially aggravated robbery, especially aggravated robbery, aggravated assault, theft of property $2,500-$10,000, and evading arrest in the case.
Anyone with more information on this case can call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-2274 (CASH).