Michael Levon Parker, a 40-year-old Black male, was tragically shot and killed on Saturday, June 14, 2014, in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident that claimed his life unfolded in the Ensley neighborhood, leaving a family and community to mourn a man described by loved ones as a 'winner and a keeper.' Remembered as a devoted father, son, and brother, Parker's sudden death sent ripples of grief through his circle of family and friends.
In the wake of the fatal shooting, authorities launched
a homicide investigation. Their efforts led to a significant development in the case with the arrest of a suspect. Cedric Dewayne Robertson, 37 years old at the time, was taken into custody and subsequently charged with the murder of Michael Levon Parker.
Further details regarding the circumstances that led to the shooting, the relationship between Parker and the suspect, and the specifics of the evidence that led to Robertson's arrest were not made widely available in initial reports. The case was set to proceed through the legal system to determine the full scope of events that transpired on that tragic day in June. Information regarding the trial and conviction of Cedric Dewayne Robertson is not readily available in public records. Michael Levon Parker is survived by his four children, his mother, and several siblings who were left to cherish his memory.
