LIMA — Police spent the last day looking for two men who detectives believe killed a 29-year-old man during a dispute.
Devonte Malik Andrews, 20, and Terry Cory “C.O.” Williams, 27, both of Lima, were wanted in connection with the death of Edward Henry on Thursday. Henry was shot multiple times outside of an apartment complex at 758-760 E. Fourth St., Lima Police Detc. Steve Stechschulte said.
Williams has at least three other felony crimes involving a gun on his record, according to Allen County court records. Andrews does not have a felony record in Allen County, only misdemeanors, according to court records.
Henry was taken to St. Rita’s Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His body was taken to the Lucas County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy expected to take place Friday, Stechschulte said.
Henry’s death is Lima’s fourth homicide of 2016, Stechschulte said.
Henry and the suspects are among a group of people who have been involved in an ongoing dispute, Stechschulte said.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Andrews or Williams is asked to call Lima Police at 419-227-4444 or Crime Stoppers at 419-229-7867. Tipsters may be eligible for an award. If the tipster knows an immediate location, that person should call police first.
Williams is the brother of Demontae Rogers, who is a suspect in a killing at the Gspot bar in July. Stechschulte said. Rogers remains on the run. There is no other connection between Henry’s death and the killing at the bar, he said.
Henry was shot one other time in a 2012 incident involving a licensed concealed carrier. A jury acquitted Dontez Parks in the shooting of Henry on Jan. 4, 2012, that also was part of an ongoing dispute. Parks’ exgirlfriend, with whom he had a child, was the girlfriend of Henry at the time.
Parks had sought a court protection order against Henry after Henry, who was a lot bigger than Parks and had a muscular build, allegedly threatened Parks.
The day Parks shot Henry, Henry confronted Parks at a carryout while Parks had his children, both under the age of 6, in the van. Parks was pinned in and unable to drive off. Henry tried to open the passenger door but it was locked and then walked around the van to try to get to Parks.
Henry tried to open the driver’s door, and Parks pulled his weapon and shot Henry once in the side. Henry ran away. A jury found Parks acted appropriately and in self-defense.
During that trial, Henry took the stand and was asked about walking away from Parks rather than go after him. Henry said “that was not an option” but then said his only intentions were to talk to Parks. Parks had warned Henry several times to go away.
Later in 2012, police arrested Henry for shooting a man on East Third Street in the hand about a month after that man’s son stabbed Henry multiple times, including slashing his head.
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