Duran Parker, 44, was shot and killed on the evening of April 16, 2021, near Winter Street and Rosemont Avenue in Jackson. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he later died. The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation and counted Parker as the city’s 45th homicide that year.

The shooting came during a day of other deadly violence in the city, including a triple homicide on Pinebrook Drive and another shooting on Bailey Avenue that left two people dead. No arrests have been announced in Parker’s killing, and investigators have not publicly identified suspects or a motive. The case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about Parker’s movements that evening or witnessed activity near Winter Street and Rosemont Avenue, please contact the Jackson Police Department.