Ayvion Antoine Romel Parker

In the early hours of September 12, 2023, the life of Ayvion Antoine Romel Parker was cut short by gunfire at an apartment complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ayvion was an 18-year-old Black man. Police were called to the Villa Capri Apartments in the 1800 block of Fox Point Trail shortly before 2 a.m. for reports of shots fired. They arrived to find Ayvion suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced him dead at the scene. The Allen County Coroner’s Office later ruled his death a homicide. A second victim, Ayvion's younger brother, was also found with a serious but non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a local hospital.

Investigators soon determined the shooting stemmed from a feud that had been ongoing for several years between two rival gangs. According to court records, Ayvion was a member of one gang, and the men later charged in his death were members of the other. Detectives believed Ayvion was the intended target and that a disagreement over rap songs was a potential motive. Police found music videos posted by both groups that appeared to show the tension between them. Just one day before he was killed, Ayvion and members of his gang posted a video that seemed to mock one of the suspects, Terrance Sanders, by calling him “Scarface,” a reference to a scar he had from a previous shooting.

Following an investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department, several arrests were made. On January 11, 2024, authorities took 18-year-old Terrance Sanders Jr. and 19-year-old Christopher Recht into custody. Two other men, Corrion Parks and Lamont Martin, were also arrested in connection with the shooting. All four faced a range of felony charges, including murder, attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and criminal gang activity. After the shooting, police located a video allegedly posted by Recht with lyrics that seemed to reference the incident, mentioning Ayvion’s brother being hurt and crediting Sanders with the killing.

The cases against the men proceeded to court. In August 2025, a jury found Terrance Sanders guilty on all counts, which included murder, attempted murder, battery, and criminal organization activity with a firearm, along with a sentencing enhancement for using a gun. He was subsequently sentenced to more than a century in prison. In February 2026, Corrion Parks was sentenced for his role in the shooting. The trials for Christopher Recht and Lamont Martin were scheduled to begin in March 2026. The latest development in the case was the sentencing of Corrion Parks in February 2026.