Actor Akili McDowell, best known for his roles in the Showtime drama “Billions” and OWN network’s “David Makes Man,” has been arrested and charged with murder.

The charges stem from the parking lot shooting death of Cesar Peralta, which occurred in Houston on July 20. McDowell was previously charged with theft on August 1 and subsequently arrested for murder on August 2, per The New York Post. 

According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to an incident at the parking lot of an apartment complex at 13503 North Thorntree, where they discovered an adult male pronounced dead at the scene, who was later identified as 20-year-old Peralta. The victim had sustained gunshot wounds.

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McDowell, 21, was still being held on a $400,000 bond at the Harris County Jail Facility as of Monday, per The Hollywood Reporter. The actor’s relation to the victim was still unclear as of Tuesday, and how McDowell responded to the charges is also unknown. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

The actor played the character ​​Savion Williams in two episodes of “Billions.” He also had a starring role in “David Makes Man,” a coming-of-age drama about a teenage prodigy named David (McDowell) who lived in the projects in South Florida while attending a school for academically gifted students. 

He is also slated to star in the movie The Waterboyz, which is about two men who choose very different paths in life. One tries to follow the rules, and the other creates chaos.

McDowell, who was 16 when he was cast in “David Makes Man,” reflected on his role and the series’ message during a 2019 interview with Oprah. He said that the storyline shows that “you can be something. You don’t have to settle for what everybody may think you’re going to be. You can work to be better. And you can be better.” 

Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic Party’s 2024 presidential nominee by default, did what her predecessor President Joe Biden only dreamed of when she chose Governor Mike Walz (D-MN) to be her running mate: she got Republicans and the far-Left anti-Israel “Squad” to agree on something.

In the hours after media began reporting that Walz was Harris’ final choice — despite some rumblings that she might choose critical swing-state Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) — liberal “Squad” members cheered the addition to the party’s ticket, and Republicans cheered what they viewed as an unforced error that could make the path to victory an easier one for former President Donald Trump.

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On the Left, soon-to-be former Rep. Jamaal Bowman delivered a video of himself hyping the liberal Minnesota Governor — who presided over the violent and fiery riots that followed George Floyd’s death largely by allowing the perpetrators to burn and loot without compunction — like a cheerleader. Bowman lost his primary earlier this summer by double digits after taking a vocal stand against Israel in the wake of the October 7 massacre and in favor of the pro-Hamas groupies who trashed college campuses in the months that followed.

It’s Walz baby let’s go!! pic.twitter.com/ix54tsvMJ9

— Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (@JamaalBowmanNY) August 6, 2024

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) also cheered her home state governor, saying he’d “bring Minnesota nice to the ticket.” But if “Minnesota nice” is anything like “neighborliness” — which is how Walz has previously described socialism — the American people might have other ideas.

Congratulations to our next Vice President @Tim_Walz 🥳

Our North Star state Governor has signed universal school meals, paid family and sick leave, marijuana legalization, and protections for reproductive rights into law.

Bringing Minnesota nice to the ticket 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/8fNZS1jsyG

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) August 6, 2024

Republican CNN commentator Scott Jennings weighed in, saying, “The Hamasniks won out, sounds like.”

The Hamasniks won out, sounds like. https://t.co/yKFDgyKGA3

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) August 6, 2024

Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro called the choice a “massive gift” to the Republican Party, adding, “As someone who wants Kamala to lose, picking Walz is wonderful! It’s political malpractice! Why? 1. Not from a swing state. 2. Radical, underscoring her radicalism. 3. She rejected (((Shapiro))) to please the pro-Hamas caucus. She’s not competent. And this pick shows it.”

As someone who wants Kamala to lose, picking Walz is wonderful! It’s political malpractice! Why?

1. Not from a swing state.
2. Radical, underscoring her radicalism.
3. She rejected (((Shapiro))) to please the pro-Hamas caucus.

She’s not competent. And this pick shows it.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 6, 2024

Conservative X account @AGHamilton29 posted, “The last time Harris and Walz teamed up was when he allowed rioters to burn down half of Minneapolis and then she raised money to bail them out.”

The last time Harris and Walz teamed up was when he allowed rioters to burn down half of Minneapolis and then she raised money to bail them out.

— AG (@AGHamilton29) August 6, 2024

He then explained why Harris’ choice was driving celebration both on the hard Left and on the Right: “Both Republicans and the pro-Hamas far left are celebrating. Republicans because they correctly view Walz as a weaker electoral option. The pro-Hamas far-left because, as they are openly saying, it sends a signal to them that a Harris admin will pander to their views.”

Both Republicans and the pro-Hamas far left are celebrating. Republicans because they correctly view Walz as a weaker electoral option. The pro-Hamas far-left because, as they are openly saying, it sends a signal to them that a Harris admin will pander to their views.

— AG (@AGHamilton29) August 6, 2024

CNN’s Van Jones conceded Hamilton’s point during a segment with Jim Acosta, saying that Harris’ choice was an indication that she had “caved” to the far-Left anti-Israel wing of her party in not choosing Shapiro, who is Jewish.

Van Jones admits that Kamala picking Walz was her “caving in to some of these darker parts in the party” in terms of appeasing “anti-Jewish bigots” that have “gotten marbled into this party.” pic.twitter.com/UTspmYkFfF

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) August 6, 2024

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) took it a step further, arguing that Harris had not chosen Walz because she was appeasing the pro-Hamas left, but rather, because she was part of it.

“Let’s be clear: Kamala didn’t *cave* to the antisemitic, pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic Party,” he said. “She *belongs* to the pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic party.”

Let’s be clear: Kamala didn’t *cave* to the antisemitic, pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic Party.

She *belongs* to the pro-Hamas wing of the Democratic party.

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) August 6, 2024