Wiggins
A man’s dying words recently helped convict the man who shot him, according to the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office.
Dedrick Wiggins was convicted Friday in the second-degree murder of Larry Richards in 2013.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 6, 2013, officers found Richards dying of multiple gunshot wounds in the 3100 block of Spottswood. Officers testified that the man told them “Dedrick” was responsible for shooting him.
The two men had ongoing issues with one another because both had been involved with the same woman.
Witnesses told police the shooter was driving a silver Volkswagen. That car was traced to Wiggins. When police pulled Wiggins over, Richards’ cell phone was found ringing in some bushes near the car.
Wiggins was convicted Friday. He is slated for sentencing on June 24 and could get 25 to 40 years in prison with no parole.
