Overview
- Tristan Hightower, 16, arrested Tuesday in the Bronx, was charged with murder and criminal possession of a loaded firearm.
- Police say the April 12th dispute over smoking marijuana escalated after Jamel Davis intervened, and the teen fetched a gun from a shoebox and shot him in the chest and arm, killing him later at a hospital.
- Detectives tracked Hightower to East 165th Street and said he appeared disheveled and carried a backpack with his belongings.
- Officers cited 2025 domestic-incident reports involving the teen and his mother, including her note that he had access to a gun believed to be the weapon used.
- Davis, 43, was finding momentum with his song “Slidin,” which was playing on local radio and appeared in a 50 Cent Instagram Reel, heightening the sense of loss for his family and fans.