Tuesday, November 12, 2024 – Demetris Octavius Parrish, 37, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison for unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, announced Acting United States Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski for the Middle District of Tennessee.
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on February 26, 2021, Parrish entered the R&B Market located at 2600 Clarksville Pike, in Nashville. The Market’s manager recognized Parrish as a regular customer. They had a brief conversation, during which Parrish said that he wanted to exchange some goods. When the manager told Parrish that he could not return those goods because the Market did not sell them, Parrish became enraged, stated that he would return to kill the manager, and then left the Market.
Approximately 30 minutes later, Parrish returned to the Market carrying a black 9mm pistol. Parrish entered the Market and pointed the pistol at the manager, who was behind the check-out counter. As the manager fled to the rear of the Market, Parrish fired multiple shots at him. Parrish then fled the Market. Parrish’s first visit to the Market, the attempted shooting and Parrish’s flight from the Market were captured by the Market’s surveillance cameras.