A 20-year-old man was sentenced today to 115 years in prison for charges including murder and attempted murder from a 2023 shooting.

Terrance T. Sanders Jr. of Fort Wayne is one of four young adults charged for the shooting that killed 18-year-old Ayvion Parker and injured Parker’s younger brother on Sept. 12, 2023. Investigators said the crimes were detailed in rap lyrics.

Jurors last month found Sanders guilty of all charges – murder, attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, criminal gang activity and a sentencing enhancement for using gun to commit the crime.

Allen Superior Court Judge David Zent vacated, or dropped, the charge of battery with a deadly weapon. It is common to vacate charges at sentencing hearings to avoid violating the double jeopardy clause in the Fifth Amend

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