Lashawn Covington was 25 when he was killed in Portland, Maine, on April 20, 2008. Maine State Police classified the death as a homicide after Covington was shot during a reported home invasion at an apartment building on Cumberland Avenue.

The resident of the apartment, 45-year-old Randel Phillips, was arrested in connection with the shooting. Phillips was initially charged with murder; that charge was later dismissed and he pleaded guilty to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, resolving the criminal case.

Covington’s life ended in a violent incident that began as an alleged break-in.