MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Covington Police Department is investigating three different shootings in the area.
Police say the shootings began just before 3:30 p.m. yesterday at a home on West Ripley.
That’s where loved one’s say 23-year-old Antonia Barbee was shot five times.
“My aunt is confined to a wheelchair. The bullets could have hit her,” said Tashieka Dye. “She can’t duck on the ground. I’ve got a 3-year-old. She could have ran into that bullet – that bullet could have killed my baby yesterday.”
Now, a manhunt is underway for 20-year-old Dacavius Fayne.
“He walked in the house and opened fire eight times,” said Dye.
Fayne has a criminal past that includes aggravated assault, aggravated robbery and possession of a weapon.
“He should have been in jail,” said Dye. “What is it going to take? For somebody to die before you all do something?”
Police say a house on North High in Covington was shot at a short time later, and a 26-year-old man was injured in a shooting at his home on South College after that.
The 26-year-old man’s neighbors had bullets in their home too.
“I thought it was fireworks at first, and then I realized it wasn’t. It was coming from all directions. I didn’t know where it was coming from,” said a witness.
She had to dive onto the floor to keep from being hit.
Police found 24 shell casing in her yard.
Investigators say Fayne should be considered armed and dangerous.
