GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the May 2023 shooting death of a Gallatin teenager.

That's what the jury handed down after a four-day trial in Sumner County.

Amare Parker was just 16 years old when he was shot and killed while walking near the railroad tracks in Gallatin.

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"They thought that the friend was offering them a ride, so they went running up to the car and someone in the backseat opened the door and fired at least seven shots," Sumner County Assistant District Attorney Tara Wyllie said.

A jury convicted the shooter, Marco Aznar, of second-degree murder for Parker's death and attempted second-degree murder for Parker's friend.

"I don't think the jury was able to

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