A Detroit man accused of terrorizing neighborhoods with a string of shootings last November pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempting to murder federal agents who tried to arrest him, admitting he opened fire on ATF special agents during a chase that ended with him being shot by Detroit police. Terrance Markyce Davis now faces a mandatory minimum of 17 years in federal prison and a maximum possible sentence of life.
A Guilty Plea Months in the Making
Davis pleaded guilty in federal court to the attempted murder of ATF special agents, according to Deadline Detroit, which reported the plea stemmed from a heated confrontation with law enforcement in November 2025. Davis is scheduled to be sentenced on March 3, 2027. The Justice Department's own announcement confirms the plea, stating that justice.gov described Davis as having admitted to the attempted murder of ATF Special Agents during the chase — though that release lists his age as 34, while earlier reporting from November 2025 had identified him as 33.
James Deir, head of ATF's Detroit Field Division, said in a statement that Davis repeatedly shot into homes and vehicles, terrorizing Detroit neighborhoods. Deir also said Davis shot at ATF agents attempting to take him into custody rather than surrender, according to the same account relayed by the news outlet.
Seven Shootings Linked by Ballistics
According to court filings and plea-hearing admissions cited by the outlet, Davis fired multiple rounds into houses and vehicles across Detroit beginning on November 5, 2025, seriously injuring one person. The shootings numbered eight incidents in total. Separate reporting from clickondetroit.com detailed how ATF special agents investigated the series of shootings that happened in Detroit from November 5 through November 12, with seven linked by comparing 9mm cartridge casings left at the scenes. Investigators connected the eighth to Davis based on the vehicle description and the circumstances.
At three of the eight shootings, the suspect shot into occupied homes, seriously injuring a person, while two shootings involved shots fired into occupied cars, the station reported. The remaining incidents were shots-fired reports with no known victims. Investigators said they reviewed surveillance video and license-plate-reader data near one shooting scene and identified a vehicle registered to Davis, according to the same report.
Carjacking, Gunfight and a Rollover Crash
ATF agents obtained a warrant on November 14, 2025, charging Davis with being a felon in possession of ammunition, a charge connected to one of the shootings. When agents attempted to arrest him, Davis fled in his vehicle, then carjacked a motorist, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office account cited by Deadline Detroit. The subject exchanged gunfire with ATF agents during the carjacking, the Detroit News reported, citing the same episode.
Michigan State Police troopers disabled the stolen vehicle with a pit maneuver, nudging its rear quarter panel and causing it to roll over on Martin Luther King Boulevard, as detailed by the Detroit News. Davis then fled on foot while armed with a handgun, per the U.S. Attorney's Office. Detroit police officers shot and wounded Davis before taking him into custody; he was hit, handcuffed and taken to a hospital, police told the paper.
What Comes Next
With sentencing set for March 3, 2027, Davis now faces the prospect of spending at least 17 years behind bars, with a maximum of life imprisonment on the table for the attempted-murder charge. In a separate federal case highlighting the risks agents face nationwide, Tarrion Johnson pleaded guilty in August 2026 after shooting a senior U.S. Marshal inspector and a service canine during the execution of an arrest warrant, according to fbi.gov.
