LUFKIN, Texas — An attempted murder charge has been filed against 17-year-old Davonsea Thomas in connection to a shooting that occurred on January 28.
According to the Lufkin Police Department, Thomas has been in jail since February 5 on a $185,000 bond after leading officers on a pursuit in a stolen pickup.
Thomas was in possession of white cotton gloves and a revolver, that would later tie him to the near fatal shooting of 17-year-old LaPatrick Wright.
On the night of the shooting Wright and a friend were attending a middle school basketball game. According to Wright’s friends, they crossed paths with two men from a rival gang known as “JackBoyWorld.”’
According to Lufkin Police, Wright and the men agreed to fight in the front of the school.
During the fight, Wright began putting on the white gloves. When asked what he was doing he replied, “That’s how I fight.”
According to Wrights friends, when the men were in punching distance Wright pulled out a handgun and started firing.
Detectives did not find any shell casings that night which led them to believe a revolver was used.
According to Lufkin Police, a Ring doorbell camera from a home on Martha Street caught the sounds of four rounds being fired followed by the men fleeing the scene.
Additional arrests and charges are pending as the investigation continues.
