A Gainesville man who shot and killed two people and attempted to kill two others in February 2023 received a life sentence on Friday.
According to a State Attorney’s Office press release, Judge James Colaw sentenced Dallvion Jarrell Parker, 31, to life in the Florida Department of Corrections for the murder of Brittany Avery-Hoisington, 33, and Trayvon Sheppard, 21. Parker also received a 20-year minimum mandatory sentence for the second-degree attempted murder of Frank Lagrange Jr. and Charmie Owens and a 15-year minimum mandatory sentence for tampering with evidence.
The incident occurred on Feb. 2, 2023, at 229 NW 3rd Ave., when Parker shot and killed Avery-Hoisington and her guest, Sheppard, and also shot and seriously injured Lagrange. Owens fled the house.
Parker was indicted on murder charges on April 7.
After a four-day trial, an Alachua County Jury reviewed evidence and heard testimony from witnesses presented by the State Attorney’s Office, according to the release. The jury deliberated for nearly seven hours and found Parker guilty of first-degree murder for the unlawful killing of Avery-Hoisington, guilty of first-degree murder for the unlawful death of Trayvon Sheppard, guilty of attempted murder of Owens, and guilty of attempted second degree murder of Legrange.
Assistant State Attorneys Ryan Nagel and Chris Elsey led the prosecution team in the State of Florida vs. Parker.