In the early morning hours of July 14, 2022, 22-year-old Mareck Brown of Springfield, Tennessee, was found unconscious near Allen Road on Tiny Town Road in Clarksville. Police saw he had a bump on his head and was bleeding from his nose and ears; at the hospital he was discovered to have a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead.

Investigators from the Clarksville Police Special Operations Homicide Unit concluded the killing was not random. Detectives say Brown was acquainted with his assailant and that they had been traveling in the same vehicle when the shooting occurred. Police identified 21-year-old Darean Parrish, also of Springfield, as a suspect; Parrish fled to Springfield after the shooting and was taken into custody and charged with homicide and theft.

Authorities have not released additional details about motive or the events that led to the shooting. If anyone knew Mareck, his movements that night, or has information about the encounter on Tiny Town Road, please share what is known.