A Nebraska man sought in connection with a murder in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, was last spotted in the Cheyenne area this week, Cheyenne Police Department officials said Thursday.
Davin Darayle Saunders was last seen in Cheyenne at the Walmart on Livingston Avenue on Tuesday night, according the Cheyenne Police Department.
Cheyenne police officers were called to the Walmart to respond to a report of a domestic disturbance with a firearm.
During the investigation, officers found that the suspect, Saunders, was wanted in Scottsbluff on multiple homicide-related charges.
Saunders fled the scene on foot prior to officers arriving, however.
Law enforcement officers conducted an extensive search of the area, including adjacent neighborhoods, surrounding businesses and the interstate highways.
Saunders is wanted in Scottsbluff on a charge of second-degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.
Scottsbluff Police Capt. Brian Wasson identified the murder victim as Karen Cooper, 63, of Scottsbluff, who died as a result of gunshot wounds early Tuesday evening in a Scottsbluff residential neighborhood.
The victim was identified as a female relative of Saunders.
Saunders fled in his vehicle, which was recovered in Cheyenne after he abandoned it.
The suspect was still at large Thursday afternoon and had not been arrested on any other charges to Wasson’s knowledge.
Saunders is described as a Black male, who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs around 200 pounds and has brown eyes and black hair. He has numerous tattoos, including ones on both inner forearms, a script tattoo across his upper chest, a script on the right side of his neck with stars at the beginning and end of the text and a flaming skull tattoo above his navel.
Saunders has an extensive history of violence and should be considered armed and dangerous, Scottsbluff police said.
Anyone seeing Saunders is asked to call the Cheyenne police at 307-637-6525. Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call the Scottsbluff Police Department at 308-632-7176 or Crime Stoppers at 308-632-7867.
