Quincy, Ill. (AP) A Quincy teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in the 2019 shooting death of another teenager. Eighteen-year-old Roger Parker Jr., pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder for the death of Darrell Kelley Jr. Even though Parker was 16 at the time of the crime, he was tried as an adult. Authorities have said Kelley died of three gunshot wounds and both teens were reportedly arguing leading up to the shooting. During the sentencing, Kelley's mother says having a child killed "changes your soul." Parker apologized to Kelley's family for what happened.
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QUINCY â The trial of a Quincy teenager charged in a 2019 shooting death has been delayed again.
Roger Parker Jr. was set to go to trial in January, but the case was removed from the docket.
Both sides agreed to remove the trial from the docket with continued concerns over COVID-19 case numbers.
Parker, 17, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the Sept. 26, 2019, shooting death of 18-year-old Darrell Kelley Jr. He is being charged as an adult.
Quincy Police responded about 5 p.m. to the 600 block of Sycamore, where a man who was later identified as Kelley was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Kelley was taken to Blessing Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.