2 arrested following deadly shooting of teen at North Austin apartment complex

AUSTIN, Texas - Two men were arrested for the murder of a teen at an apartment complex in April, police said.

APD located and arrested John Willie Davis III, 18, and Dmaurri Mehki Hubbard, 20, in the 1700 block of Rockbridge Terrace. Both men are charged with first-degree murder. 

Austin police said around 8:13 p.m. on April 30, a shooting was reported at the Wildwood Apartments at 7610 Cameron Rd. 

When officers arrived, they found a victim with trauma to his body. He was taken to Dell Seton Hospital where he remained on life support until he died from his injures on May 5. He was identified as 17-year-old Amonte Lamonte Watters.

According to surveillance video, two groups of people began shooting at each other at the back of the apartment complex. The motive for the shooting is unknown, police said.

On May 5, the Travis County Medical Examiner said the official cause of death to Watters was a gunshot wound.

The arrests of Davis and Hubbard took place on June 22. Hubbard is also charged with Evading on Foot. Davis' bond is set at $500,000, and Hubbard's bond is still pending.