Delaun Cortez Parker was 31 when he was shot to death in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on April 14, 2019. Known as Bam-Bam, Parker was a father of four and had just celebrated his birthday. He spent the night out with friends and was at an unlicensed liquor house when he was shot multiple times and found in the road near Upton Street and Stevens Street. He was taken by ambulance to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and pronounced dead.

The Fayetteville Police Department responded to a shots-fired call at about 3:12 a.m. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open. Parker’s fiancée, Kenyatta Elliott, said his last words to her were I love you; the family held a candlelight vigil in the Old Wilmington Road community to honor him. If anyone saw activity near Upton Street the night of April 14, 2019, or has information about who was at the unlicensed liquor house, please come forward.