Last known photo of Mr. Parker.
Posted on 05/21/2010 1:58:34 PM PDT by smokingfrog
A Roan Mountain man was shot and killed on the back porch of a neighbor’s residence shortly after midnight last night in an apparent home invasion, Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes said today.
The initial investigation by the Carter County Sheriff’s Department indicated that the man was trying to break into the home when he was shot by the homeowner.
Carter County deputies responded at 12:18 a.m. to a call about an intruder trying to break into the residence at 309 Sawdust Trail. Upon arrival, the deputies found Gary D. Parker, 46, 305 Sawdust Trail, lying on the back porch. He was suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head and appeared to be dead. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
A sheriff’s department news release said the investigation revealed that Parker had been “very confrontational, threatening and belligerent with his neighbors for some time.” Witness statements and evidence at the scene indicated that Parker was trying to break into the residence of Jonathan and Ashley Townson at 309 Sawdust Trail. Parker was said to be using an ax to break in.
Parker allegedly threatened the Townsons saying “he had an ax and was going to cut their head off,” after he had broken through the back door. Jonathan Townson, 27, had a rifle in the residence, and he used it to shoot and kill Parker, according to the sheriff’s department release.
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Sheriff Mathes said the results of the preliminary investigation lead him to believe the shooting was self defense. Mathes said Parker had been under investigation as a suspect in several recent burglaries in Roan Mountain.
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Note to self: bringing axe to gunfight no better than knife.
Axes don’t kill people, people kill people... When on earth will we get around to enacting axe-control legislation? :P
I guess he won’t try that again.
Not the best choice of weapon for home defense, but he got the job done. Good riddance, it sounds like.
When axes are outlawed, only ax murderers will have them.
New ;las similar to brady bilLizzy borden bill.
Was it an assault axe? I bet it was an assault axe. Their EVIL!!!
Last known photo of Mr. Parker.
Yeah, I've returned...
When your neighbor is acting squirrelly, shouldn’t you use a squirrel gun?
What was he thinking?? I’d ax’ him, but I suppose it’s too late now.
The state ?
“He was suffering from a single gunshot wound to the head and appeared to be dead.”
Good thinking on the homeowner’s part. Single shot to the haid. Do tent want to be wastin no ammo.
haha knewyawood
Seems to be a lot of this going around. Whatever happened to Barry’s unicorns, butterflies and rainbows? This ObamaNation gig REALLY sucks!
What was he thinking?? I’d ax’ him, but I suppose it’s too late now.
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Certainly too late to bury the hatchet.
Colonel, USAFR
Sniff, what a wonderful story! This gets me all teary eyed.
He's not dead. He's just pinin' for the fjords!
If he was dead then he was not suffering.
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