NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two teenagers have been charged in a shooting that took the life of a recent high school graduate at a birthday party.
Metro Police charged 18-year-old Stephen King and 18-year-old William Martin with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Antwand Covington on Wesleyville Street in southeast Nashville on June 9.
Police said that King, who was wanted for questioning, was found Thursday afternoon in an apartment complex in LaVergne. After being interviewed by police King admitted that he shot Covington, although King said the teen was not the intended target.
Officials said that the other teen arrested in the case, William Martin, lied to officers when he was interviewed Sunday. According to police, Martin was suspected of driving King to Wesleyville Street, driving King away after the shooting and helping him clean the getaway car.
Both King and Martin were charged with criminal homicide. Bond information was not released.
William Martin
Stephen King
Antwand Covington
