| Charges have been filed against a suspect wanted in the shooting of a woman at 4502 Willowbrook Boulevard about 8:30 a.m. last Friday (August 13).
The suspect, Willie Clifford Benton III (b/m, 23) is charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a family member in the 174th State District Court. A booking photo of Benton, who is not in custody, is not releasable at this time, pending further investigation.
The victim, Georgia Lee Baldwin Davis, 67, suffered a graze wound to the leg and was treated at the scene.
HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division Detective A. Shaikh reported:
HPD patrol officers responded to a shooting at the above address and learned Benton got into an argument with his mother and assaulted her while displaying a handgun. As Benton was leaving the location in his vehicle, he fired several shots at the house, grazing his grandmother, Ms. Davis, on the right knee. Houston Fire Department paramedics treated Davis at the scene.
Benton fled the scene in a maroon Mercedes vehicle with an unknown paper tags.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office was contacted and Benton was subsequently charged for his role in the shooting.
Anyone with information in this case or on the whereabouts of Willie Clifford Benton III is urged to contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
VHS/KJS 8-17-21
Inc. #109015921 |
