Gang member convicted in mistaken-identity murder of N.J. man out for walk with friend

Gang member convicted in mistaken-identity murder of N.J. man out for walk with friend

An Essex County man has been found guilty of murdering an innocent man in retaliation for a shooting that wounded a gang member years earlier.A jury found David Parker, 23, of Irvington, guilty on Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of Prince Sweeney, 35, of East Orange, on Aug. 9, 2021.

Irvington man convicted for East Orange murder

A 23-year-old man is facing 30 years to life in prison after being convicted of fatally shooting a man in East Orange that he wrongly thought belonged to a rival gang. David Parker, 23, of Irvingto…