UPDATE:
An Augusta man on parole has turned himself in after being charged with killing his new girlfriend and leaving her body in their home with her young daughters, authorities said.
Davante Parks, 26, is accused of shooting 27-year-old Laquana Lang at her home on 515 Hines Street while her daughters, ages 5 and 2, were upstairs. The residence is located within the Allen Homes subdivision.
The children were reportedly left alone with their mother’s body for at least four hours and had to walk through her blood and crawl over her body to get help from a neighbor.
When officers arrived, they found a gruesome scene, including child-sized footprints in the blood.
Parks had been dropped off at the house around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, and the 5-year-old daughter told officers she heard her “stepdad” arguing with her mom. Authorities were notified hours later, and Lang was pronounced dead at 11:06 a.m. on Saturday.
Parks was wanted and surrendered the next day. He faces charges of murder, two counts of child cruelty, weapon possession and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. He is being held without bond at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.
Parks and Lang had started their relationship over the summer, just days after Parks was paroled following an eight-year sentence for a previous shooting.
ORIGINAL STORY:
An Augusta man who was paroled two months ago for a gun-violence crime is now accused of killing his new girlfriend.
Davante Parks, 26, is wanted for Saturday’s shooting death of 27-year-old Laquana “Quana” Lang. She was shot Saturday morning in a residence on the 500 block of Hines Street in Augusta. The victim was pronounced dead at 11:06 a.m., Coroner Mark Bowen said.
A Facebook page shows they started a relationship this summer!
Parks has multiple warrants for him, including charges for murder and weapon possession. Davante Parks is known to frequent the Allen and Jennings Homes neighborhoods, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. The suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.
Parks was 18 years old in 2016 when he shot a woman repeatedly in Richmond County.
The incident began when Parks’ friend, Marion Terry, sought revenge on Brittanie McKie, whom he suspected of setting him up after a robbery, according to previous reporting. Terry and Parks shot McKie, who survived despite being hit five times. A subsequent confrontation with Bilal Givens and another suspect led to more gunfire, resulting in Terry’s death.
Parks pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Sheryl B. Jolly. She sentenced him to 12 years of confinement and 13 years of probation, but he only served eight in prison before being paroled on July 16, 2024, according to court records.
As part of the conditions of his parole, he was supposed to live with his mother, find employment, not have any contact with Augusta street gangs, pay $30 a month to a victim’s compensation fund and stay away from the victim who he shot five times. Instead, he is now accused of more gun violence.
Any information concerning Parks’ location, please contact Inv. Sean Morrow, or any Violent Crimes Investigator at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office: (706) 432-5281 or (706) 821-1020.
Note: If you have a better photo or memory of Laquana Long to share, please text it to 803-487-3224.
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