Final defendant sentenced in Zaria McKeever murder case
Valesha Parker was sentenced to one year in prison with a stayed 50-month sentence for aiding her son after the 2022 murder of Zaria McKeever. She admitted to lying to law enforcement and helping conceal evidence following the shooting. The sentencing concludes the prosecution of all five adult defendants tied to McKeever's death.
- ▪Zaria McKeever was shot and killed in a Brooklyn Park home on November 8, 2022, after her former partner Erick Haynes arranged the attack.
- ▪Erick Haynes received a life sentence for first-degree murder, while juvenile Foday Kamara was sentenced to over 10 years for second-degree intentional murder.
- ▪The case was transferred from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison after McKeever's family successfully lobbied Governor Tim Walz to intervene.
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Crime Valesha Parker sentenced for helping son Erick Haynes after he arranged Zaria McKeever's murder By WCCO Staff May 1, 2026 / 3:11 PM EDT / CBS Minnesota Add CBS News on Google The last of five adults charged in connection with the November 2022 murder of Zaria McKeever was sentenced to one year in prison with a stayed 50-month prison sentence after admitting she lied to law enforcement and helped her son following the killing.The sentencing, handed down by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, completes the final prosecution tied to McKeever's death.McKeever, 23, was shot and killed in a Brooklyn Park home on Nov. 8, 2022.
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