THE man police say shot and killed the mother of a pastor at a church on Sunday had an extensive criminal history.
Aurora Police say 29-year-old Kiarron Parker of Denver shot and killed 67-year-old Josephine Echols of Aurora.
Parker was shot and killed by Antonio Milow, an off-duty Denver Police officer. Milow is a member of the church and is the pastor’s cousin and Echols’ nephew.
The Arapahoe County Coroner’s office says Parker and Echols both died from multiple gunshot wounds.
9NEWS has learned Parker has an extensive criminal history that includes several felony charges for buying and possession of drugs including cocaine. He had been arrested in several jurisdictions, including Denver, Aurora, Arapahoe and Adams counties. He had been to jail several times.
Parker was last released from jail in October 2011 in Oklahoma after he served time for charges of assault and battery of a police officer and several counts of burglary.
Parker would have been locked up until 2021 in Oklahoma, but his sentence was suspended after a judicial review.
“It started somewhere on Dartmouth and [when Parker] became upset. We actually don’t know why he became upset or where exactly this all started, but he became upset and took in his car at a high rate of speed. At that time he was with his friend who was concerned of his welfare and his actions and wanted to follow him to make sure he was alright,” Officer Frank Fania with the Aurora Police Department said.
Officers say Parker went down an alley way and ended up in the church’s parking lot.
Police say there is no connection between Parker and the church.
They say a friend was following Parker in another vehicle, but he lost track of him. The friend told police he didn’t find Parker again until after the shooting. 9News
