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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Mom of 12-year-old fatally shot inside West Oak Lane home speaks out at balloon release: 'Give me my son back'
The Brief A balloon release was held Monday for 12-year-old Ethan Parker who died from a gunshot to the chest. A 17-year-old has been charged in his death. Police have not released a motive in the shooting. PHILADELPHIA - On Monday evening, family and friends released balloons outside the home where 12-year-old Ethan Parker lived in West Oak Lane. It took place diagonally across the street from the home where Ethan lost his life. What we know The Philadelphia Police say around 12:30 on Saturday afternoon they found Ethan shot once in the chest and unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at Einstein soon after, just before 1 p.m. Investigators say a 17-year-old is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Police say guns were found inside the West Oak Lake home. What they're saying "He was a good baby and I miss my boy," said his mother Zakia Brice. She is and her son's father Syiee Parker cannot believe their son is gone. They called him Papa because of his maturity. "My son was a teddy bear, he was a protector, he loved his brothers and he loved his sisters," said Brice. "Just give me my son back. I would trade in all this company and all this attention to hug my son again," said his mom. Family members say Ethan and his 15-year-old brother were with the suspect. Initial reports from police were that they may have been making a music video. But the family tells me they were there listening to music. While police have not released a motive, the family does not believe the shooting was accidental. Ethan's stepmom says she was talking to the suspect while trying to save Ethan before emergency crews got there. "It was conflicting stories when I was giving CPR. When I asked him what happened he told me one thing. But I did not see what he was talking about," said his stepmom, Christa Jackson. His aunts are upset about social media posts about the shooting. "They're talking about my nephew in a way as if he was some type of drill rapper or he was into that stuff. He was not into that stuff," said his aunt Donshae John. Jasmeen Walden is another one of Ethan's aunts. "This is heartbreaking and I do not know what to say about this gun violence in Philly right now. But it is just bad," she cried. Ethan's mom is leaning on faith to get her through this. "I can't cry anymore. I have been crying since I got that call and I just have to forgive," she said. What we don't know Police have not released the 17-year-old suspect's name. The Source The information in this story is from Philadelphia police and the victim's family.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teen charged with murder after boy, 12, killed making music video in Philly home
The Brief A 12-year-old boy was killed after being shot in a Philly home over the weekend. He was making a music video with two teens when a gun went off, fatally striking him. A 17-year-old in now charged with murder. PHILADELPHIA - Tragedy struck a Philadelphia neighborhood this weekend when a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot, and now a teenager is being charged with his death. What we know Ethan Parker, 12, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his chest on the 1500 block of East Pastorius Street in the middle of the day on Saturday. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Parker and two teens were making a music video with guns, when one went off and killed the 12-year-old boy. Police recovered the gun and said other weapons were found in the home. On Sunday, a 17-year-old was charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and related offenses. What we don't know Police say the identity of the 17-year-old suspect is not being released at this time. What they're saying Neighbors were shocked to hear about the 12-year-old's shooting death. "In the middle of the day, shooting a video and playing with guns, it should not happen," Katisha James said. "That is very shocking. I'm at a loss for words now." The Source Information from this article was provided by Philadelphia police and neighbors at the scene.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
Federal judge sentences Evansville men for fentanyl pill manufacturing scheme
EVANSVILLE — More than two years after a grand jury indicted two Evansville men for manufacturing and selling thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a judge sentenced the pair this month to serve a combined 11 years in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana identified the men as Ethan Parker, 31, and Joshua Harvey, 33, both of whom were arrested by Evansville police in April 2022 and initially charged in state court before federal prosecutors took up the case. U.S. Attorney John E. Childress, whose office announced the sentences Tuesday, said the men valued 'profits far more than the lives of our families and neighbors,' and he vowed that federal law enforcement would hold fentanyl dealers to account for 'pushing deadly poison' into Hoosier communities. This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Federal judge sentences Ethan Parker and Joshua Harvey in fentanyl case
