Crime & Courts

‘Person of interest’ in shooting turns himself in

Antonio Covington
Antonio Covington CMPD

A man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in Charlotte has turned himself in to police.

Investigators had identified Antonio Lorenzo Covington, 22, as a person of interest in the death of Ernest Louis Cash Jr.

Cash was dropped off at Carolinas Medical Center March 31 and died a day later, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.

Convington is also wanted in Georgia on an outstanding fugitive warrant for violating his probation.

Shari Lavelle Harris, 18, also is wanted as a person of interest in the case.

Karen Sullivan: 704-358-5532, @Sullivan_kms

This story was originally published April 11, 2016 at 8:16 AM with the headline "‘Person of interest’ in shooting turns himself in."

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