{"id":345160,"date":"2026-07-19T10:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345160\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T10:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T10:48:12","slug":"court-records-man-indicted-on-first-degree-murder-charge-in-may-13-deadly-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345160\/","title":{"rendered":"Court records: Man indicted on first-degree murder charge in May 13 deadly shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A man has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and firearm possession by a convicted felon in connection with a May 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/13\/breaking-tallahassee-police-investigating-overnight-homicide\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/13\/breaking-tallahassee-police-investigating-overnight-homicide\/\">deadly shooting<\/a> outside a business on West Tharpe Street in Tallahassee, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Markus King, 25, was arrested nearly a week after the shooting occurred, per previous reporting. The shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. on May 13 when the Tallahassee Police Department responded to reports of gunfire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Markus King, 25, was arrested and charged with second-degree homicide after the shooting...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/G2WFTN7WHFDBNOZPINW4MLEEMM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Markus King, 25, was arrested and charged with second-degree homicide after the shooting occurred early Wednesday morning in the 1100 block of West Tharpe Street, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The victim, whom court records identify as Antron Davis, was driven by another person to a second location after the shooting, where police attempted life-saving measures. Davis later died from his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/18\/tpd-one-arrested-after-argument-escalates-into-shooting-outside-business-west-tharpe-street\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/18\/tpd-one-arrested-after-argument-escalates-into-shooting-outside-business-west-tharpe-street\/\">previous reporting<\/a>, Davis had been asked to leave the business after arguing with staff. Investigators said the argument continued outside, where Davis allegedly made threats and got into a vehicle. Authorities said King then took a firearm that was \u201ckept on site for security\u201d and shot Davis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">It remains unclear who was operating the business at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/18\/court-records-man-indicted-first-degree-murder-charge-may-13-deadly-shooting\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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