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George Albert Summers has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the February 2023 fatal shooting of Sharod Moore, 48, following an argument over parking at their Brooklyn Park home, the state's attorney's office announced on Monday.
"This is sadly another case where a verbal dispute turned deadly because of easy access to a firearm, the opposite of what was needed in this heated situation," Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said.
"There is no excuse for a man to lose his life over something as trivial as a parking space, especially at the hands of his own stepfather."
In the afternoon of Feb. 22, 2023, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the unit block of Park Place, where they found Moore suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, according to prosecutors.
He was rushed to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he later died.
Outside the home, officers were met by Summers, who was waiting for them, investigators said. He was taken into custody without incident and admitted to shooting his stepson due to an ongoing parking dispute.
Summers' wife - Moore's mother - explained to officers that her husband had asked Moore to move his vehicle from Summers' usual parking spot multiple times that day, but that Moore could not locate the keys.
She said Summers "erupted" and told her he would break down Moore's bedroom door and kill him. Moments later, she heard a gunshot from Moore's room.
Summers pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime in March.
"It is even more devastating this happened with the victim, Sharod Moore's, own mother close by," Leitess added. "This sentence ensures (Summers) will remain behind bars for the expected remainder of his life."
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