DETROIT – A man is facing a federal charge after authorities linked him to multiple shootings in Detroit.
Terrance Markyce Davis, 33, is accused of being involved in multiple shootings from Nov. 5 through Nov. 12, 2025.
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Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigated a series of eight shootings that happened in Detroit from Nov. 5 through Nov. 12.
According to federal authorities, in a criminal complaint submitted on Nov. 14, seven of the shootings were linked by comparing 9mm cartridge casings left at the scenes. In the eighth scene, no fired cartridge cases were found. However, based on the vehicle description and when and where the shooting happened, federal authorities believe Davis likely committed the shooting.
At three of the eight shootings, the suspect shot into occupied homes -- even seriously injuring a person. In two shootings, shots were fired into an occupied car. The remaining incidents were shots-fired reports with no known victims.
Federal investigators said the suspect described in several of the shootings drove a black or dark-colored SUV or Ford Edge.
Although authorities believe Davis is the suspect in all eight shootings, the criminal complaint focused on one of the shots fired reports that happened near W 7 Mile Road and Oakfield Avenue in Detroit.
According to federal investigators, video evidence showed Davis getting into the suspect car, driving away and shooting from inside the car.
Initial investigation
On Nov. 5, 2025, Detroit police responded to an undisclosed area on Oakland Street for a ShotSpotter alert that detected three shots being fired at around 10:14 p.m.
Officers at the scene collected two spent 9mm shell casings, but did not see any damage to property or injured victims.
What surveillance video captured
Law enforcement reviewed surveillance video and license plate reader data near the shooting scene and identified a 2011 Ford Black Edge registered to Davis. Investigators said further video identified Davis as the driver of the car when he went into a restaurant shortly before the shooting on Nov. 5.
At around 10:02 p.m. on Nov. 5, a dark-colored Ford Edge was seen on surveillance video travelling eastbound on W 7 Mile Road, then southbound on Oakfield. The video showed a person leaving the car and going to the restaurant. Investigators said no other people were seen getting in or out of the car.
The person believed to be Davis went in and out of the restaurant multiple times before leaving and heading southbound on Oakfield. Authorities said shots were then fired from the car. Muzzle flashes are visible on the surveillance video, according to federal officials.
Court documents provided screenshots from the surveillance video:
Federal investigators said the shots appeared to be coming from the driver’s side of the car. Right after the shots were fired, the car can be heard accelerating as it pulls into a driveway. The car then quickly reverses out of the driveway and heads back north on Oakfield and then east on 7 Mile Road.
Officers tracked the Ford Edge on Greenlight video, showing it entering the Lodge Freeway from 7 Mile Road, then exiting at Wyoming and heading southbound.
Law enforcement also went through video from inside the restaurant at 7 Mile and Oakfield and compared the video of the driver of the Ford Edge to Davis’ license photo, confirming his identity.
On Nov. 13, ATF agents obtained a federal search warrant for real-time location data and historical location data for Davis’ phone. Agents conducted surveillance afterward and confirmed that the real-time location data for the phone tracked correlated with the device being used by Davis within the vicinity of the shooting scene on Oakfield Avenue on Nov. 5.
Previous convictions
Court documents state Davis has a criminal history and is currently on felony probation. Under the probation, he cannot possess any firearms or ammunition.
He was convicted two separate times in 2016 and 2018 for receiving and concealing stolen property. He was also convicted in 2024 for being a felon in possession of a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon.
Officials said Davis is on probation for two felony offenses. Court records show that he pleaded guilty to those offenses on Jan. 28, 2023.
Federally charged
On Nov. 13, an ATF Interstate Nexus Expert found that the ammunition used in the shooting was manufactured outside Michigan, “thus had traveled in and affected interstate or foreign commerce.”
He faces a federal charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition. It’s not clear what charges he could face in connection with the several other shootings.