Man Firing at Carjack Suspect Indicted on Murder Count

June 12, 2020 – A man who fired at a fleeing carjacking suspect in Parkway Village and hit the suspect’s female companion has been indicted on second-degree murder charges, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Lakendrick Bunting, 25, also was indicted on charges of attempted second-degree murder and six counts of employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony.

The incident began around 3 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2019, when an 18-year-old man traveling with friends pulled into a service station at South Perkins and Knight Arnold and attempted to steal a car parked with its motor running.

The car belonged to Bunting who came out of the station’s convenience store and began shooting at the suspect who quickly got out and ran to his own car and drove off.

Bunting pursued the suspect while firing more shots, one of which struck one of the suspect passengers, 17-year-old Kemi Bacon. A short time later she was found dead by the roadside in the 4100 block of Cochese.

Bunting admitted shooting at the fleeing suspect, but said someone in the car shot at him first.

The case is being handled by the District Attorney’s Vertical Team 5 which prosecutes cases in General Sessions Division 13 and in Criminal Court Division 9.