EGYPT COVINGTON

WAYNE COUNTY, MI – Shane Lamar Evans, charged in connection with the slaying of Ann Arbor bartender and musician Egypt Covington, was found competent to stand trial, Feb. 28, after months of psychiatric reviews by doctors at the state-run Center for Forensic Psychiatry, court records show. Evans, 33, is one of three men charged with the murder of Covington who investigators claim was killed by the trio during a botched robbery where they targeted Covington’s home by mistake. Related: Men charged in Egypt Covington slaying head to trial for murderHis codefendants, Timothy Eugene Moore, 36, and Shandon Ray Groom, 30, are still awaiting trial alongside Evans which is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 11. Related: Family seeks justice for ‘angelic’ slain Belleville area womanCovington was known locally in Ann Arbor for her singing, as well as her previous employment at Fraser’s Pub in Ann Arbor. More from The Ann Arbor News:A Dexter art teacher is a two-time national award winnerEastbound I-94 closes when semi-truck hits overpass near Ann ArborWynton Marsalis, Mary Sue Coleman earning degrees at University of Michigan graduation

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ANN ARBOR, MI – NBC’s investigative crime show Dateline is airing a new episode Friday featuring the 2017 slaying of Egypt Covington during a botched robbery. She was known in Ann Arbor for her singing, as well as her previous employment at Fraser’s Pub in the city. After a long investigation, it was determined Covington was killed by three men who targeted the wrong house while looking to rob a neighbor they believed was growing marijuana. Egypt Covington’s alleged killers came to wrong house looking to steal marijuana, police sayCovington was found with her hands bound with Christmas lights and shot in the head at close range. Later that evening, he got a text from them saying “oops wrong house,” according to the recording.

After more than two days of prosecutors laying out their case, the three men suspected in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington will go to trial. 34th District Tina Brooks Green ruled Thursday there was enough evidence for two men from Toledo and a man from Sumpter Township to face first-degree murder charges at trial. READ: Judge rules enough evidence for 3 men to stand trial in murder of Egypt CovingtonCovington was found in her Van Buren Township home in June 2017. Van Buren police were unable to make much progress with the case and Michigan State Police took over. Defense attorneys argued while police can place a truck and cell phones tied to the men at Covington’s home, there is no evidence that the men shot and killed her.

After more than two days of prosecutors laying out their case, the three men suspected in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington will go to trial. READ: Prosecutors lay out case against 3 men charged in 2017 killing of Egypt Covington34th District Tina Brooks Green ruled Thursday there was enough evidence for two men from Toledo and a man from Sumpter Township to face first-degree murder charges at trial. Covington was found in her Van Buren Township home in June 2017. Investigators linked a blue truck that was seen the night of her death and a cell phone back to Toledo. READ: ‘They went to the wrong door’: Prosecutors play video of interview with suspect in murder of Egypt CovingtonAdMore coverage

ROMULUS, MI – Three men accused of killing Egypt Covington during a botched robbery are heading to trial for murder. Moore, 34, of Toledo was bound over for trial on one count each first-degree murder, felony murder, first-degree home invasion and four counts of felony firearm. Groom, 28, of Toledo was bound over on one count each on one count each of felony murder and first-degree home invasion as well as an added count of first-degree murder and three counts of felony firearms. Evans, 31, of Sumpter Township, was bound over as charged on one count each of felony murder and first-degree home invasion. All three men are being held in the Wayne County Jail without bond.

DETROIT – Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at Noon. Judge rules enough evidence for 3 men to stand trial in murder of Egypt CovingtonAfter more than two days of prosecutors laying out their case, the three men suspected in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington will go to trial.

ROMULUS, MI – Prosecutors claim a group of men accused of killing Egypt Covington almost four years ago did so while trying to steal marijuana from a medical care giver and went to the wrong home. Third suspect arraigned on murder charge in Egypt Covington homicideCovington was found with her hands bound with Christmas lights and shot in the head at close range. Investigators said early in the case they did not believe the shooting was random, and that Covington likely knew her killer. Prosecutors played an audio recording of Evans’ police interrogation where he said his friend, Groom, was looking to get some marijuana but didn’t have any money. Evans told officers he knew Covington’s neighbor at the duplex was a medical marijuana care giver, had marijuana in the home and was going to be out of town attending the Electric Forest music festival, according to the recording.

Prosecutors played a video of an interview with police involving a suspect in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington from Van Buren Township. In the interview, Shane Evans explains why they came to Covington’s house in the first place. He told police that he told the other men that he knew who lived there and that nobody was home. I knew he was out of his house,” Evans said. They went to the wrong door.”Evans’ indicated that the men entered Egypt Covington’s unit.

Prosecutors laid out their case against the three men charged in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. Shandon Groom from Sumpter Township was also charged. During a preliminary exam, those closest to Covington testified that she didn’t know the three men. Edwards said he placed Shane Evans with the two others, Moore and Groom, in Sumpter Township. The evidence tech from Sumpter said he couldn’t say what happened to the phone once he bagged it for evidence.

A third suspect has been formally charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. Shandon Ray Groom, a 28-year-old from Toledo was charged Thursday with murder and home invasion three years after Covington was found bound and shot in her home. The arrest is another piece of the puzzle in the case and for her family, it’s another step toward justice. He was charged with felony murder and two counts of first degree home invasion. “It brings it all to life and we now have faces that we can get mad at instead wondering what we didn’t know,” Lindsay Brink said.

Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at 6:3rd suspect charged in 2017 murder of Egypt CovingtonA third suspect has been formally charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. On Dec. 31, the Wayne County Prosecutor charged Shandon Ray Groom, 28, of Toledo, Ohio, with felony murder and first-degree home invasion in connection with the Egypt Covington case.

Shandon Ray Groom, 28, from Toledo, Ohio, was charged with murder on Dec. 31, 2020 in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington at her Van Buren Township home. A third suspect has been formally charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. On Dec. 31, the Wayne County Prosecutor charged Shandon Ray Groom, 28, of Toledo, Ohio, with felony murder and first-degree home invasion in connection with the Egypt Covington case. Covington, 27, was found shot to death inside her home in Van Buren Township on June 23, 2017 by her then-boyfriend. Shane Lamar Evans, 31, from Sumpter Township, Michigan was charged with murder and first-degree home invasion in connection with the case.

ROMULUS, MI – A third suspect has been charged and arraigned in connection with the 2017 slaying of Egypt Covington. Shandon Ray Groom, 28, of Toledo, Ohio was arraigned Thursday, Dec. 31, on murder charges in connection with the shooting death of Egypt Covington, according to the Michigan State Police. Groom was arraigned in 34th District Court in Romulus on one count each of felony murder and first-degree home invasion like his codefendant Shane Lamar Evans, 31, of Sumpter Township, who was similarly arraigned Dec. 18, court records show. The first suspect arrested in the case, Timothy Eugene Moore, 34, of Toledo, was arraigned Nov. 8 on charges of first-degree murder, felony murder, first-degree home invasion, felon in possession of a firearm and four counts of felony firearm. Investigators said early in the case they did not believe the shooting was random, and that Covington likely knew her killer.

ROMULUS, MI – A second suspect has been charged and arraigned in connection with the 2017 slaying of Egypt Covington. Shane Lamar Evans, 31, of Sumpter Township, was arraigned Friday, Dec. 18, in 34th District Court in Romulus on one count each of felony murder and first-degree home invasion, according to the Michigan State Police. Moore was arraigned Nov. 8 on charges of first-degree murder, felony murder, first-degree home invasion, felon in possession of a firearm and four counts of felony firearm. Egypt Covington homicide suspect arraigned on multiple chargesCiting the ongoing joint investigation between the Michigan State Police and the Van Buren Township Police Department, police declined to release any additional information at this time. Investigators said early in the case they did not believe the shooting was random, and that Covington likely knew her killer.

ROMULUS, Mich. – One of two suspects has been formally charged with the murder of Egypt Covington. Covington, 27, was shot and killed inside her Van Buren Township home on June 23, 2017. Covington’s family said they think Moore shouldn’t have even been on the streets back in 2017, when that murder happened. Covington’s brother, D’Wayne Turner, said he’s never heard of his sister’s accused killer and he doesn’t recognize his face. READ: More coverage on the murder of Egypt Covington

ROMULUS, Mich. – At least one of the two people Michigan State Police have in custody in connection with the death of Egypt Covington was arraigned Sunday. According to authorities, Timothy Eugene Moore, a 34-year-old man from Toledo, was arraigned Sunday afternoon on one count of homicide at the 34th District Court in Romulus. Covington, 27, was shot and killed inside her Van Buren Township home on June 23, 2017. When her body was found, her hands were bound with Christmas lights and she had been shot in the head. UPDATE: Timothy Eugene Moore, 34 years old from Toledo, Ohio was arraigned this afternoon on one count of Homicide in the 34th District Court for the murder of Egypt Covington.

ROMULUS, MI – A suspect has been arraigned in connection with the June 2017 killing of Egypt Covington at her Van Buren Township home. Covington, 27, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head about 7:15 p.m. June 23, 2017, in her home in the 45000 block of Hull Road in Van Buren Township. Investigators said early in the case they did not believe the shooting was random, and that Covington likely knew her killer. Related: 2 arrests made in Egypt Covington homicide caseCovington was known locally in Ann Arbor for her singing, as well as her previous employment at Fraser’s Pub in Ann Arbor. Read more:$25,000 reward offered for tip leading to arrest of Egypt Covington’s killerPolice looking for driver who vowed to return to Bay County crash scene75-year-old man killed in crash on Flint’s north side

VAN BUREN TWP., MI – Police have made arrests in connection with the shooting death of Egypt Covington. Covington, 27, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head about 7:15 p.m. June 23, 2017, in her home in the 45000 block of Hull Road in Van Buren Township. Police have person of interest in Egypt Covington homicide casePolice do not believe the shooting was random and that Covington likely knew her killer, police said previously. Covington was known locally in Ann Arbor for her singing, as well as her previous employment at Fraser’s Pub in Ann Arbor. In August this year, a $25,000 reward was offered for information in the case.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan State Police confirmed Thursday morning that two people have been taken into custody in connection with the death of Egypt Covington. Covington, 27, was shot and killed inside her Van Buren Township home on June 23, 2017. When her body was found, her hands were bound with Christmas lights and she had been shot in the head. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. READ: More local news reports

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. There have been billboards pleading for clues, marches in her honor -- now there is a $25,000 reward for clues in the murder of Egypt Covington. Egypt Covington, 27, was shot and killed inside her Van Buren Township home on June 23, 2017 and her murder remains unsolved. READ: Family of Egypt Covington call for MSP to take over investigation from Van Buren policeWhen Egypt Covingtons body was found, her hands were bound with Christmas lights and she had been shot in the head. Michigan State Police are now assisting Van Buren police and Crime Stoppers, giving the case a boost. They are the only ones right now that is fully anonymous, that has $25,000 reward and nobody will know, Brink said.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. The family of Egypt Covington is calling for local police to step aside in order to have state police investigate her murder. Covingtons body was found three years ago inside her Van Buren Township home. This case is not solved.Turner and his fiance Lindsay Brink have lost confidence in the Van Buren Police investigation. They said MSP is more than willing to step in, but the Van Buren authorities said no and that they have a handle on the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Van Buren Township Police Department at 734-699-8930 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.