Parks was identified by Springfield police as a suspect in a Six Corners shooting on June 28, 2008 that left two injured.
Marcus ParksSPRINGFIELD - U.S. Marshals on Friday arrested Springfield native Marcus Parks, wanted for a 2008 shooting in Six Corners that injured two, after tracking him to a relative's house in a small town in Louisiana just south of the Arkansas line.
Parks, who was on the Massachusetts State Police's Most Wanted Fugitives list, was taken into custody by deputy marshals Friday in Bernice, La. as he walked out of a house.
The marshals were acting on behalf the state police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, which had learned that Parks could be in the area. Marshals set up surveillance of a house on Plum Road, and moved in when they spotted Parks.
Police were focused on Bernice, a town of 1,800 people 13 miles south of the Arkansas line, after state trooper Norman Shink of the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section learned that Parks had a relative from Springfield who moved there.
Parks was being held at the Union Parish Sheriff's Department jail in Farmersville, La, and was scheduled to appear in court Monday. Massachusetts officials are working to arrange his rendition to Springfield where he will be charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and other weapons charges.
According to Springfield police, Parks fired several shots into a crowd outside the Pizza King restaurant on Walnut Street at 2:30 a.m. June 28, 2008. A 23-year-old man was struck in the stomach and a 22-year-old woman hit in the leg. Both survived their injuries. A car was also hit multiple times.
An investigation by Springfield police led to Parks being identified as a suspect, and police obtained a warrant for his arrest.
According to state police, Parks is also wanted for several warrants in Massachusetts for armed robbery, receiving a stolen motor vehicle and motor vehicle charges. He is also wanted in South Carolina for possession of a stolen gun and unlawful carrying of a pistol.
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