On June 9, 2023, Greensboro police did a welfare check at 1601 East Washington Street, Apartment C, about 4:30 p.m. Inside they found 47-year-old Christopher Savalas Parson Sr. deceased from a gunshot wound. Authorities opened a homicide investigation into his death.

As of December 2024 no arrests had been announced and investigators described limited public information about suspects or motive. The Greensboro Police Department asked anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers.

This killing follows earlier unresolved shootings in the Parson family: in September 2019 Christopher Parson Jr. and his cousin Kendrick Gilbert Jr., both 24, were fatally shot during a home invasion at the Morehead Apartment Complex in Greensboro. If anyone knew Christopher Parson Sr., his movements that day, or has tips that could help investigators, please contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers.