The longer murder suspect Deandra Marquis Lee remains at large, the longer the residents of Selma and Dallas County will continue to feel nervous.

“This isn’t your normal criminal. He’s dangerous,” Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson said. “I’ve noticed a lot of people are nervous. They see the types of things this individual is capable of.”

Lee is accused of killing three people earlier this week in Lowndes County. The three included 9-year-old twins, Jordan and Taylor Dejerinett and their 73-year-old caretaker, Jack Mac Girdner.

Their bodies were discovered Tuesday evening and on Thursday, investigators with the Alabama Bureau of Investigation said they believed Lee to be in the Selma area.

“Yes, this does scare me just at night, making sure doors are locked and being aware of your surroundings,” Selma resident Debbie Barnes said.

Selma resident Caesar McGhee said his since of concerns is not for himself personally, but for those he loves.

“ … I’m capable of taking care of myself but I’m nervous for my family, yeah,” McGhee said. “People are just saying that this is sad we just need to apprehend him and get him off the streets.”

The details of the murders — especially those involving the children — have really saddened residents.

“I mean, I have kids of my own and I couldn’t imagine what the parents’ feel right now or the rest of the family. They were 9-years-old,” Deborah Purnell said. “I do a lot of praying I know that he will take care of us.”

Ginger Sell said she and her co-workers have taken a number of precautions as they leave work each evening.

“We were cautioning each other to be careful and lookout and we have a number of a detective who is a patient as well, and he told us to keep his number available so if we ever needed him or felt threatened,” Sell said. “We’re not scared just cautious we try to leave the building with each other.”

— Staff writer Robert Hudson contributed to this report.