A 28-year-old man who was on parole was charged with fatally shooting another man who was on his way to a Chinese food carryout last month in Northeast Baltimore.

Allen A. Banks faces first-degree murder and handgun charges in the killing of Collin Mazyck, 24, in the 2700 block of Tivoly Ave. on Jan. 17. Detectives arrested Banks, of the 5400 block of Cedonia Ave., on Thursday.

The victim's mother, Agnes Mazyck, said homicide detective Bryan Kershaw told her of the arrest Friday.

"I'm just glad that they made an arrest, and I'm glad the police handled it because I wouldn't want another mother to feel the way I felt," said Mazyck, 59.

Police are still trying to determine a motive in the killing and are exploring the possibility that Mazyck was robbed while he tried to buy a small amount of marijuana, authorities said.

His relatives have said that he was on his way to buy food from a Chinese carryout on Harford Road when he was gunned down in an alley.

The suspect, Banks, has past convictions connected to drug dealing and armed robbery. He was under state parole supervision when Mazyck was killed, authorities said.