Devyn Holmes, a 26-year-old father-of-two, is now on life support after he was shot during a Facebook live video. Reports indicate that Holmes was in a car with another man and a woman over the weekend when he was accidentally shot in the head.
According to reports, video streamed on Facebook shows Holmes in the vehicle with 25-year-old Cassandra Damper, who was waving a gun in the vehicle. Holmes can be heard saying, “You’re making me nervous,” in the video as he puts his hand on the gun Damper is holding. The video shows the exact moment that Holmes was shot.
Holmes, a 26-year-old father-of-two, is now on life support after he was shot in the parking lot of a Valero gas station in Houston on Sunday, April 1. Damper, the 25-year-old who shot him, was arrested and charged with tampering or fabricating of evidence after she reportedly tried to wipe gunshot residue off her hand. The third person is the video, suspected to be Cadillac Coleman, has not yet been charged.
via Click2Houston:
Houston police said that three people were inside the car while the man, identified by friends as Devyn Holmes, 26, and a woman were playing with two handguns. The gun fired, hitting Holmes in the head, police said.
A video that was posted originally posted on Facebook and then on Instagram showed what happened before the gun fired. Friends confirmed that Holmes is seen in the video, wearing a white shirt and talking to a woman and another man that is in the car with him. A few seconds later, the woman is seen pointing a gun at the camera and waving it around in the car.
“You’re making me nervous,” Holmes is heard saying as he tries to still the woman’s hand who is handling the gun.
“It ain’t got no clip, bud,” the other man is heard saying. A second later, the gun fired. Holmes slumped over and blood can be seen on his shirt.
Following the shooting, Holmes was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he currently remains on life support.
Authorities have said a grand jury will decide if any additional charges should be filed. There is no word on Holmes’ prognosis at this time.
