Mister Casino Parker was 28 and described by family and friends as a gentle giant, a 6 feet 2 inches White man from Omaha who was close to his wife, Danya, and a father figure to her daughter. He was starting a retaining wall business when he was shot during a Labor Day weekend pool party on the evening of September 5, 2022, in Omaha’s Country Club neighborhood.

Witnesses say Parker got into two arguments with another man at the gathering, then went to a car to get cash. Danya heard a commotion and found him bleeding from a gunshot wound to the arm. Officers arrived at 7:27 p.m.; Parker was taken to Nebraska Medicine and later pronounced dead.

Police arrested a 14-year-old boy near 78th and Weber Streets; he was identified as the son of the man Parker had argued with. The Douglas County Attorney charged the teen in juvenile court with manslaughter, use of a weapon to commit a felony, minor in possession of a firearm, and tampering with evidence. The teen’s attorney said he acted in self-defense; prosecutors disputed that Parker was armed. The trial began in May 2023 and was ongoing at that time.

If anyone at the party or in the neighborhood saw what happened that night, please come forward with information.