ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — Two men have been sentenced to prison in connection to a 2021 shooting in downtown Elizabeth City.
The Department of Justice says Amos Dekendric Parker, also known as “Bay Bay,” was sentenced to 103 months in prison. He had pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition back on October 18.
A couple weeks later, a second suspect in this case, Tavori Lindsey, received a 10-year sentenced in federal prison. Lindsey pleaded guilty to shooting another man with a handgun and an AR-15.
Parker and Lindsey were arrested months after the shooting at the intersection of East Colonial Avenue and McMorrine Street on September 5, 2021, about a block from the federal courthouse.
Parker, who had prior convictions for common law robbery, accessory after the fact of robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine and marijuana, was caught on camera shooting a handgun at another man as he fled on foot, according to court documents.
Lindsey was also seen on camera firing an AR-15-style rifle at the same man. Lindsey has prior convictions for common law robbery, second degree kidnapping, and selling or delivering marijuana, as well as several misdemeanor convictions.
Elizabeth City police officers recovered several .223 caliber and .45 caliber shell casings from the scene and eventually arrested both Parker and Lindsey on the weapons charges.
