21-year-old faces murder, gang activity charges in 2023 shooting

*The video above is from January 2024, when Christopher Recht and Terrance Sanders Jr. were arrested.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) arrested two more people Wednesday evening believed to be connected to a fatal shooting in September 2023 that police say is gang-related.

Police arrested an unnamed 17-year-old and 21-year-old Corrion Parks, and both suspects face preliminary charges of murder, attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and criminal gang activity.

Officers transported Parks to the Allen County Jail and took the unnamed teen to the Allen County Juvenile Center.

These two men join Christopher Recht, 20, and Terrance Sanders Jr., 19, who each face the same charges, as suspects in the shooting death of Ayvion Parker, 18, at the Villa Capri Apartments on September 12. , 2023.

The shooting also left Parker's brother with a gunshot wound to his left thigh, according to Allen Superior Court documents.

At the scene, investigators allegedly found 30 shell casings of various calibers and a pistol with a switch to turn the weapon into a fully automatic firearm, according to court documents.

Police believe the shooting stemmed from a feud between two gangs in Fort Wayne: BSG – also known as Shred – and BMG.

Parks and the teen do not yet have a court date set as of Wednesday evening, but Recht and Sanders are scheduled to appear in court for a jury trial on September 9.