Man Sentenced To Prison For Fatal City Heights Shooting

SAN DIEGO, CA — A man who fatally shot another man in City Heights, and was then arrested nearly two months later in South Dakota, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in state prison.

Bryan Parker, 43, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and a firearm allegation in the May 16, 2022, slaying of 52-year-old Wendell Eddington.

Police responded at around 4:15 a.m. Thursday and found the victim down in an alley near the intersection of 35th Street and Orange Avenue. Eddington died at the scene.

Deputy District Attorney Michael Reilly said a "dispute" between Parker and Eddington at an illegal gambling den located at a nearby home prompted the shooting.

Parker, a then-San Diego resident, was identified by police as the suspect and a warrant was obtained for his arrest. He was taken into custody on July 5 in Pierre, South Dakota.

— City News Service