Houston man sentenced to 30 years for his role in shooting death of Galveston nurse

A Houston man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison after being convicted of murder in the 2022 death of a woman who was shot in her car while driving home to Galveston.

Anthony Lakeith Davis, 37, participated in the killing of Patrina Compton just after midnight on April 10, 2022, in the highway shooting. Compton, a NICU nurse at the University of Texas Medical Branch, was returning to the island after dropping off food in La Marque for her mother’s birthday party, according to prosecutors.

ALSO READ: Houston plastics seller allegedly used lies to secure $25 million credit line from bank

Compton’s SUV was riddled with bullet holes and left on Interstate 45 in La Marque. She was shot multiple times, including at least once in the head…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS