17 Year Old Sought In Shooting Death Of His Cousin

Alabama Mobile Mobile Police say the victim was shot trying to break up a fight.

by Steve Alexander

Published: Tue, September 08, 2009 - 7:14 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, September 08, 2009 - 7:26 pm CST

THEODORE, Alabama - Mobile Police said he was trying to break up a fight at a Theodore park when his cousin pulled a gun and shot him.
Now, they're asking for your help.
Police are looking for 17 year old Markus Lee in the shooting death of 20 year old Blake Davis.
Davis's uncle, Kippie King, said, "He (Davis) wasn't a trouble-type person. If there was anything to be done, I know he would do the right thing to do it."
Mobile Police said Davis was shot Friday afternoon at a park at the end of Diamond Road in Theodore and died later at a hospital.
Officer Christopher Levy said, "Several juveniles were out there fighting. Our victim was actually trying to break up the fight when Markus Lee produced a handgun and shot him."
Police said they're still investigating what started the fight, but they said Lee is Davis's cousin, and has a record.
Levy said, "Markus Lee actually was arrested for robbery in November of 2008 and actually pleaded guilty to that robbery and is supposed to show up for sentencing next week."
But police want to find Lee now, and so do Davis's relatives.
King said, "Hopefully, somebody will step up to the plate and let us know where this man is supposedly hiding at."
Ken Pettway and his family live across the street from the park.
Pettway said, "Its a pretty nice area. We never have any problems around here. Kids come out and play and have fun."
Davis's family members were surprised to hear about the shooting, too.
Larry Hosea said, "Everybody sometime runs into a situation unexpectedly. You never know what's going to happen in life."
King said, "The family will be secure once the young man is off the street."
If you have any information on where Lee may be, call Mobile Police at 208-7211.

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sheltiedad Says:

Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:06 am

Yes, total agreement this is a sorry piece of scum.

Think though, there are people who are knowingly hiding this humanoid, protecting him from the police, while the cousin he killed is lying in the morgue.

These people hiding him are just as sorry as he is. As intelligent as these players are (lol)I’m sure it won’t be long before his hidey hole is found.

Rusty Says:

Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:32 am

Takes a real sorry individual to shoot his oown family member. If this guy pleaded guilty to that robbery why the hell wasn’t he already behind bars. Just how long does one get to be out running around waiting to be sentenced after pleading guilty. I thing the family of this victim has something to say to the mobile court system and the judge that let him loose on the street. I mean armed robbery it isn’t like guns were new to this guy.