A 23-year-old man, Marquis ‘Quis’ Myles, was shot and killed on the evening of March 23, 2020, in Pontiac, Michigan. Myles and a friend, a 22-year-old man, had arranged to meet with two individuals in the area of Osmun and Russell streets. What was intended as a meeting turned into an ambush. As Myles and his friend sat in their vehicle, two men approached, opened the back doors, and began shooting inside. The driver, who was grazed by a bullet, sped away from the scene as the gunfire continued. He drove to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac for help, but Myles had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead by the hospital staff.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office quickly launched an investigation. Deputies found multiple shell casings at the scene of the shooting, confirming the violent nature of the attack.
Through their investigation, detectives identified two suspects: Delorean Lontanize Jones, 24, and Davonte Christopher Burkett, 28, both from Pontiac. Both men were on parole from the Michigan Department of Corrections at the time of the incident and had prior criminal histories. Jones had a history of drug charges and armed robbery, while Burkett's past offenses included carrying a concealed weapon and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder.
Delorean Jones was apprehended on the same day as the shooting, March 23, 2020. His alleged accomplice, Davonte Burkett, remained at large for a short time, with Crime Stoppers offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. On April 29, 2020, Burkett was taken into custody without incident by the Oakland County Fugitive Apprehension Team, Oakland County SWAT, and the Pontiac Directed Patrol Unit at a residence in Pontiac. Both men were charged with one count of open murder, one count of assault with intent to murder, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. Burkett faced additional charges of felony firearms, while Jones was also charged with possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Following his arrest, Davonte Burkett was tried and convicted by a jury of first-degree, premeditated murder for the death of Marquis Myles. He was also found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder, likely for the wounding of the second victim. For the murder conviction, Burkett was sentenced to life in prison. The final disposition of the murder charge against Delorean Jones is not publicly available in the search results. His Michigan Department of Corrections record indicates he was returned to prison for an alleged parole violation but does not show a new conviction for the murder of Marquis Myles.
