Star of Oprah-Produced Show Charged With Murder
Akili McDowell, a guest actor on the Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis series Billions and star of the Oprah Winfrey-produced David Makes Man, has been charged with murder following the shooting death of a 20-year-old Texas man, according to local Houston outlet KHOU11.
On July 20 via Twitter/X, the Harris County Sheriff reported that an unarmed adult male was found deceased from gunshot wounds at a Houston apartment complex, and that a suspect had fled. Over the weekend, the post was updated to reflect that McDowell, 21, was arrested in connection with the man’s death and was being held on $400,000 bond.
Further details, such as motive or any other information about McDowell’s connection to the deceased male have not been released. Witnesses reported that the deceased man had previously been having a disagreement with another man before he was shot, according to AP.