East NY Man Who Killed Teen In Botched Robbery Sentenced, DA Says

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — The man who shot a teenager dead during a botched robbery will spend at least 22 years in prison, prosecutors said.

Shaquille Escalona, 21, was sentenced from 22 years to life in prison Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of murdering 19-year-old Aaron Parkinson on Dec. 29, 2014, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced.

Parkinson was lured to 29 McClancy Place by Escalona’s accomplice, Ajuul Manwarring, 23, who texted the teen at about 4:45 p.m., said prosecutors.

The 19-year-old and a friend arrived in a livery about an hour later, only to be met by Manwarring and Escalona, who whipped out a gun, pointed it at the teen and said, “Give it up,” according to prosecutors.

Escalona pulled the teen out of the car and shot Parkinson six times when Manwarring told him to “Let it blow,” said prosecutors.

The livery driver rushed Parkinson and his friend — who had been grazed in the shoulder — to Brookdale Hospital but doctors could not save the teen’s life, prosecutors said.

The District Attorney said that, according to trial testimony, on December 29, 2014, the victim, 19-year-old Aaron Parkinson, was communicating with Manwarring regarding a transaction involving forged credit cards. At about 4:43 p.m., Manwarring texted a meeting location of “29 McClancy (Place)” in East New York.

Police arrested the two gunmen about three months later in March 2015, said prosecutors.

Escalona, of East New York, was found guilty of murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and attempted robbery in Brooklyn Criminal Court in June, prosecutors said.

Manwarring, 23, was convicted of murder after a separate trial and sentenced to 18 years in prison in May, said prosecutors.

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