Montgomery man sentenced for 2020 shooting that killed man, injured woman
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to prison for a 2020 shooting that killed a man and injured a woman.
Demarcus Cordarious Parker, 30, was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison for the slaying of 26-year-old Tyler Wayne Price and the wounding of surviving victim Natalie Gibson.
Parker pleaded guilty earlier this month to murder and attempted murder, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Azzie Oliver.
The shooting happened just before 6 a.m. on April 25, 2020, at a home on Moore Road in the Grady community.
Oliver said Parker drove from Montgomery to Gibson’s home, which was about 25 miles away from Montgomery.
When Park arrived, the district attorney said, he saw and shot Price. He hen fired rounds into the house, striking Gibson in the back.
Gibson’s children were also inside of the home at the time of the shooting but were unharmed.
“Demarcus Parker shot two innocent people,” Oliver said. “What he did was truly malicious.”
“Ms. Gibson’s life has been forever altered by his senseless actions, and Mr. Price’s family must endure the constant pain of losing their loved one to gun violence,” Oliver said. “ I am grateful to my team and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for working vigorously to get justice for both of them.”
“My office,” she said, “is committed to ensuring that the only outcome for people who commit violent crimes is being locked away in prison for a very long time.”