A father and his 13 year old son were shot, while in their house on Ebony Street last night. At around 10:30 47 year old Dean Parks and his son were asleep when someone opened fire on their house. Parks was shot to the mouth and shoulder while his son was shot to the shoulder. Police told us today that they have detained a minor in connection with this shooting.
ACP Chester Williams, OC - Southside ED
"Sometime around 10:30 last night, police were called to Ebony Street and upon arrival they were briefed of a shooting that took place in a residence in that area where one Dean Parks and his son were both shot. Mr. Parks was shot in the mouth and in the shoulder and his son was shot in the shoulder. Since that shooting, both persons were taken to the KHMH where they are currently admitted in a stable condition. Neither injuries is life threatening and the police investigation in that matter continues."
Reporter
"So it a matter of gunmen actually going in the house..?"
ACP Chester Williams, OC - Southside ED
"Yes. From what we are gathering is that the gunman is a relatively young person and this is one of the trend that we are seeing that many young persons are being used by the senior folks in the gangs to go and do these sorts of crimes and we have an idea basically who this person is and we have that person in custody and our investigation continues around that person to see if we can gather the evidence that we need to be able to charge him."
Parks and his son are receiving treatment and are recovering. The shooting happened in an area known as Long Barracks on Ebony Street.
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