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Fort Bend deputies: Man charged in friend's shooting after story about break-in doesn't hold up

The 911 caller initially said he caught his friend breaking into a shed on his property, but deputies later said the friend was actually staying at the home.

Editor's note: The raw video attached to this story is from earlier in the morning, prior to when charges were filed in the case.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Deputies said a resident has been charged after shooting a friend on his family's property early Sunday morning.

Devion Dashawn Oakley, 21, has been charged with aggravated assault. The victim, his friend, is in critical condition.

Deputies first responded to a reported break-in and shooting in the 17100 block of Summer Hollow. The shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m., but they said they weren't called to the scene for about 30 minutes after.

Sheriff’s deputies said a male resident called 911 around 2 a.m. to report that he saw a friend breaking into a shed in the family’s backyard. The suspect then got into a fight with the caller’s grandfather. That’s when the caller said he got a gun and shot his friend.

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Devion Dashawn Oakley, 21, has been charged with “aggravated assault”

The friend was escorted back to his car and placed in the front seat. It was about half an hour before 911 was dialed, the sheriff's office said.

Investigators later determined there wasn't any evidence of a break-in, and they learned the victim was actually staying at the home for a few days.

The shooter was detained at the scene for questioning before he was later arrested and charged.

Deputies said initially they were investigating the shooting as an act of self-defense or defense of a third party.

The friend was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his side.

Update to shooting reported early this morning: Detectives did not ... find evidence to support the account of someone attempting to break into the home. In fact, the victim had been residing at the home for a few days. Devion Dashawn Oakley, 21, has been charged with "aggravated assault".

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