Detectives with the Sarasota Police Department have charged Shaquan D. Leverett, 19, of Sarasota, with murder in connection to a homicide that occurred on March 10, 2014 in Sarasota.
On March 10, 2014 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Sarasota Police Department officers responded to the 3200 block of North Orange Avenue in reference a homicide. Upon arrival, officers located the body of Carlton Parhm, 23, of Palmetto. Parhm was the victim of a gunshot wound.
The investigation revealed on March 10, 2014, Parhm and four friends drove from Manatee County to Sarasota to meet with another individual. During the meeting, an argument began and Parhm and the individuals got into a car to avoid a confrontation. They left the area and drove eastbound on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Sarasota. As the vehicle turned south onto Leon Avenue, a gunshot shattered the front passenger front window, striking and killing Parhm. During the investigation, detectives developed probable cause for the arrest of Leverett.
“This is the beginning of helping the family of Carlton Parhm find closure to this tragic event. While this continues to be an ongoing investigation, a violent criminal is off the streets of the city of Sarasota,” said Detective Tony DeFrancisco, Criminal Investigations Division, Sarasota Police Department.
