Rocky O. Parsons was 55 when he was found with an apparent single gunshot wound inside a residence at 1302 Dillaway Street in Parkersburg on the evening of Sunday, July 12, 2015. A uniformed officer was flagged down around 7:16 p.m.; another account said police had been told someone was leaving the house carrying a firearm. Officers encountered and detained an individual carrying a 12-gauge shotgun and then found Parsons inside. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene and police opened a homicide investigation.

Early reports described the person detained as arrested in connection with the shooting; later coverage called that individual the alleged shooter but withheld the person’s identity while investigators worked. Publicly accessible reporting available later does not show a verified indictment, criminal trial, plea or conviction tied to the July 12 incident, leaving a key legal outcome unclear. Parsons was a Davisville resident, born June 12, 1960, employed by Simonton Windows and survived by three children and two grandchildren; funeral arrangements followed his wishes with no public service.

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