Security cameras, phone records lead police to suspect in fatal North Side shooting - mySA

Davonnce Gant was found with multiple gunshot wounds at 7:53 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the parking lot of an North Side apartment complex in the 4900 block of Woodstone Drive.

Davonnce Gant was found with multiple gunshot wounds at 7:53 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the parking lot of an North Side apartment complex in the 4900 block of Woodstone Drive.
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Davonnce Gant was found with multiple gunshot wounds at 7:53 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the parking lot of an North Side apartment complex in the 4900 block of Woodstone Drive.

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A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fatal August shooting after police got a tip from a man accused of taking evidence from the scene that led to the suspect’s father.

Jataevis Frank Williams, 19, is charged with murder in the death of Davonnce Gant, 22. His bail is set at $150,000.

Gant was found with multiple gunshot wounds at 7:53 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the parking lot of an North Side apartment complex in the 4900 block of Woodstone Drive.

EMS took him to University Hospital, where he died at 8:35 p.m., according to Williams’ arrest warrant affidavit.

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Several people who were in the area, including Gant’s girlfriend, heard the shooting but did not see what occurred, police said.

Detectives then obtained security camera footage from the apartment that shows Gant and Williams meeting in the parking lot by building 17 in broad daylight, according to the affidavit.

The two speak for several minutes before exchanging items, investigators said. Williams is then seen pulling out a handgun, pointing it at the victim and firing twice before running away, the affidavit states.

Investigators said another man was also seen on security camera footage taking evidence from the scene. When the detectives found that man, he said that a resident of the complex told him that his son shot the victim.

The man did not know the name of the suspect’s father, but pointed police in his direction. Investigators later found and identified a vehicle belonging to William’s father.

A few days later, police looked through Gant’s cell phone and discovered that he had arranged to meet with Williams. Police checked Williams’ call logs and found that he had called his father after the shooting.

Jacob Beltran is a reporter covering San Antonio and Bexar County. Read him on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. | jbeltran@express-news.net | Twitter: @JBfromSA

2019-10-17 01:04:00Z
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