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Covington police searching for suspect in Broadmeadow murder

By Echo Day on March 12, 2021

Police are searching for 19-year-old Davarious Taylor, a suspect in Andrew Terry’s murder.

Covington police are searching for a man they believe may have shot and killed another man Thursday night.

Officers were dispatched to the apartment complex on Peeler Road at approximately 10:50 p.m. after a shooting was reported. When they arrived they found 23-year-old Andrew Terry in a black sedan suffering from multiple gunshot woulds. He was transported to Baptist-Tipton where he was pronounced dead.

Police chief Larry Lindsey said leads on three persons of interest were developed and after further investigation the shooter was identified as 19-year-old Davarious Taylor of Covington.

Taylor is wanted for questioning in this homicide and should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information or who knows Taylor’s whereabouts should contact the Covington Police Department CID at 901-475-1261, or Detective Sgt. W. Nelson at 901-517-5580.

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