Billions actor Akili McDowell, 21, is arrested and charged with murder in shooting death of man, 20, in Houston parking lot

Actor Akili McDowell has been arrested and charged pinch execution successful relationship pinch nan shooting decease of a 20-year-old man successful Houston, Texas connected July 20.

McDowell, 21, who has starred successful Billions and David Makes Man, was booked into nan Harris County Jail connected Thursday, August 1 connected charges of execution and theft.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office confirmed McDowell had been charged pinch nan execution of Cesar Peralta successful a societal media station connected August 3.

Deputies responded to an incident that occurred successful nan parking batch of an flat analyzable astatine 13503 North Thorntree, adjacent Wallisville and Uvalde successful East Harris County.

The station read: 'An big antheral (possibly successful his 20s) sustained gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased astatine nan scene. Suspect(s) fled nan scene.'

An update to nan station read: 'Homicide Investigators charged Akili McDowell (21) pinch execution successful nan shooting decease of Cesar Peralta (20). McDowell was precocious taken into custody and booked into nan Harris County Jail.; 

'The investigation is on-going and we promote anyone pinch info to interaction nan Homicide Unit astatine 713-274-9100.'

Peralta was not armed. 

It is presently not known really McDowell was identified arsenic a suspect, apprehended aliases if he knew nan victim. 

Per online jailhouse records, McDowell is being held connected $400,000 enslaved for nan execution complaint and has a tribunal quality scheduled for Monday, August 5. 

He has a further tribunal day quality scheduled August 6 for nan theft charge, and an further day connected October 9 for nan execution charge. 

McDowell is known for starring arsenic David successful OWN's David Makes Man which followed a 14-year-old named David from nan projects 'who is haunted by nan decease of his friend and relied connected by his hardworking mother to find a measurement retired of poverty.'

The show was executive produced by broadcasting icon Oprah Winfrey and character Michael B. Jordan. 

He guest-starred as Savion Williams successful Billions, arsenic good arsenic nan domiciled of Zavier Gibbs successful The Astronaut Wives Club.