Murder suspect caught after falling through the ceiling of his house during a search

A Tennessee man wanted on suspected murder charges was captured Monday by U.S. marshals after crashing through the ceiling from the attic of a home where he was hiding, ending a months-long manhunt, authorities said.

Deario Wilkerson, 20, was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree murder and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon after officers tracked him to the Memphis property, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release.

Wilkerson was not injured in the fall and was taken into custody without further incident, authorities said.

Wilkerson was the last of three people wanted in the April 2 shooting of Troy Cunningham.

Cunningham, 27, was fatally shot in the back of the head as he ran from three people who witnesses said were trying to steal his gun outside an apartment complex, a local station reported. Fox 13 Memphis.

A passerby also suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound to the shoulder after a car she was riding in with another woman was struck by gunfire from the suspects, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said. said earlier.

Jarius Hibbler, who is accused of robbing Cunningham and then shooting him as he walked away, was April arrested and charged with first-degree murder. TaMarius Barron, 19, was arrested in May for first-degree murder and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. Both men were ordered to be held separately $3 million bonds.

Wilkerson, who did not have an attorney representing him listed in the online documents, has a court date set for Thursday. He is being held on a $6 million bond, according to the Shelby County Jail.