COVINGTON, Ky. — Police have arrested a man for a shooting that killed a woman in Covington, according to Covington police.
Ryan Sherman, 54, was arrested by police and will face charges of second-degree manslaughter, tampering with evidence and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, Covington police said. Police said a tip led them to an address in Dayton, Ohio where Sherman was staying and he was arrested without incident.
Following the Feb. 27 shooting, friends and family described mourning the loss of the 51-year-old grandmother found shot in a home in Covington.
According to investigators, Laverne Geneva Wilson was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound Sunday night inside a home in the 1200 block of Wheeler Street. Loved ones knew her as "Bubbles."
"Everybody loved her," said her mother, Vanessa Wilson. "She was very lovable. I mean, people were crazy about her."
Wilson was transported to UC Medical Center, where she later died.
Police said they have located both a witness and a person of interest. No arrests had been made as of Monday afternoon.
Bubbles had three children and four grandchildren, according to Vanessa Wilson.
"She kept our family together," she said.
Vanessa was home when she found out about the shooting. She said her best friend started banging on her door.
"I came to the door and she told me, 'I don't know. I think Bubbles might have gotten shot,'" Vanessa Wilson said. "She was telling me that she heard somebody screaming — just screaming uncontrollably."
Vanessa Wilson is urging the person responsible to come forward.
"We don't know no enemies that she had that we want to do or anything like that," she said. "I just wish they would turn themselves in because I wouldn't want another mother to have to go through this."
Investigators have not released any additional suspect information, but they did say there is no threat to the public at this time.
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