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<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#544547"><strong>A third suspect has been charged in connection with the murder of Egypt Covington, who was found in dead and tied up with Christmas lights in Van Buren Township, Michigan</strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#544547"><strong>Egypt Covington was found dead inside in her home on June 22, 2017 &#8211; she had been shot and wrapped with Christmas lights </strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#544547"><strong>Shandon Groom, 28, of Toledo, Ohio, was arraigned Thursday and charged with charged with felony murder and first-degree home invasion in the murder of the 27-year-old singer, Egypt Covington </strong></h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#544547"><strong>Two other men, Timothy Eugene Moore, 34, also of Toledo, and Shane Lamar Evans, 31, of Sumpter Township, Michigan had been charged earlier, in the Covington murder</strong> </h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#544547"><strong>The three men charged in connection with her tragic and violent demise are being held in the jail without bond</strong> </h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#544547"><strong>A fourth suspect is in custody but has not been charged</strong> </h1>



<h1 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#544547"><strong>The suspects face up to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder and felony murder</strong></h1>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Egypt-Covington-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366452" width="517" height="562"/><figcaption><strong>Beloved singer Egypt Covington [photto] was bound and fatally shot inside her Van Buren Township, MI home in 2017. The three men charged in connection with her tragic and violent demise are being held in the jail without bond. A fourth suspect is in custody but has not been charged</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A third suspect <a href="https://knewz.com/full-coverage/christmas-lights-killing/">has been charged</a> in connection with the 2017 murder of Egypt Covington, who was found in dead and tied up by Christmas lights in Van Buren Township, Michigan, in 2017, the <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2020/12/31/shandon-groom-charges-death-egypt-covington/4102401001/">Detroit Free Press</a> reports.<br>Before she was found bound by Christmas lights, Egypt Covington, 27, was a beloved singer who achieved renown in the university town of Ann Arbor.<br>Shandon Groom of Toledo, Ohio, was arraigned Thursday in 34th District Court in Romulus in the death of 27-year-old Covington, Michigan State Police 1st ; Lt. Michael Shaw said<br>Groom, 28, was <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2020/12/31/shandon-groom-charges-death-egypt-covington/4102401001/">charged </a>in connection with Egypt Covington’s Christmas lights binding death. Groom is charged with felony murder and first-degree home invasion. He was remanded to county jail as the investigation continues.. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shandon-Groom-1-1024x538.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366463"/><figcaption>S<strong>handon Groom [photo], 28, of Toledo was arraigned Thursday in Romulus, Ohio in the death of 27-year-old Egypt Covington in 2017</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Two other people have been arraigned in the case; Shane Lamar Evans, a 31-year-old male from Sumpter Township on charges of homicide-felony murder and first-degree home invasion.<br>Timothy Eugene Moore, 34, also of Toledo, was one of two men previously charged in 2018, in connection with Egypt Covington’s death and binding by the Christmas lights. So was Shane Lamar Evans, 31, of Sumpter Township, Michigan. The two men were arraigned in November and December, 2020, respectively.<br>The Wayne County Prosecutor charged Shandon Ray Groom on Dec. 31, with felony murder and first-degree home invasion in connection with the Egypt Covington case<a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/12/31/3rd-suspect-charged-in-2017-murder-of-egypt-covington-at-van-buren-twp-home/">.</a><br>A fourth, still-unidentified suspect reportedly, was arrested but hasn’t been charged.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Timothy-Eugene-Moore-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366467" width="551" height="683"/><figcaption><strong>Timothy Eugene Moore, 34, also of Toledo, was one of two men previously charged in</strong> <strong>connection with Egypt Covington’s death and binding by the Christmas lights</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Local police cultivated a belief that the singer’s killers knew her personally, though police have been tight-lipped on an exact motive.<br>Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw said the Covington case is “still an open investigation,” <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2020/12/31/third-suspect-charged-2017-slaying-egypt-covington/4106238001/">The Detroit News</a> reported<br>“We’re working on it,” Lt. Shaw said.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Shane-Larmar-Evans-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366466" width="562" height="641"/><figcaption><strong>Shane Lamar Evans, 31, of Sumpter Township, Michigan is also charged in the murder of Egypt Covington</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Evans got slapped with the same charges as Groom in connection with the death of Egypt Covington and the alleged binding of her body with Christmas lights.<br>Singer Egypt Covington was preparing for a big new step in her life when tragedy struck. In addition to her pursuits as a songstress. &#8220;She had finally found a job that she really liked,&#8221; said sister Jessica Covington. &#8220;She was working for a beverage distribution company. She knew that she had a future there.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Egypt-Covington-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-366454" width="569" height="379"/><figcaption><strong>Egypt Covington was found dead inside in her home on June 22, 2017. She had been shot and wrapped with Christmas lights</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The last time she was seen alive before her Christmas lights–wrapped body was found was June 22, 2017.<br>All three men charged in connection with her tragic and violent demise are being held in the jail in Wayne County, Michigan without bond, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2020/12/third-suspect-arraigned-on-murder-charge-in-egypt-covington-homicide.html">MLive</a> reported.<br>Moore is scheduled for a preliminary examination Feb. 22 while Groom and Evans are slated for a probable cause conference hearing on January 13.<br>Moore is charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, first-degree home invasion, possessing a firearm as a felon, and four counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.<br>Evans and Groom are both charged with felony murder and first-degree home invasion.<br>Groom is being held without bond.<br>First-degree murder and felony murder are punishable by up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.</p>



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Third suspect charged in killing of beloved Michigan singer, Egypt Covington, who was tied up with Christmas lights and shot in her home in June 2017
