James Ellis Davis, 25, was found with a gunshot wound to the neck and died at an apartment on Silver Creek Drive on April 26, 2020. Paramedics tried to render aid but he succumbed at the scene.

Johnny H. Peterson, 31, was arrested at the scene and charged with manslaughter in the 338th State District Court. Peterson told investigators the gun discharged while he was attempting to retrieve it from his pocket to place it in a nearby cabinet and said he had consumed several alcoholic beverages before the shooting. The Houston Police Department Homicide Division, led by Sergeant J. Horn and Detective B. Roberts, handled the investigation.

If anyone knew James or was at the Silver Creek Drive residence that day, please share what you know with investigators.