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Gabriel Parker

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Jul 25, 2021

Victim Details

Gabriel Parker

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2021-07-25

38

Gabriel

Parker

07/20/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 25, 2021, a large block party on James Jackson Parkway in Atlanta, Georgia, turned tragic, leading to the death of 38-year-old Gabriel Parker. Parker, a Black father, was in attendance at the gathering, which was a reunion for former residents of the Bowen Homes public housing project, when gunfire erupted. According to his family, Parker was attempting to de-escalate a fight when the shooting occurred.

An Atlanta police officer, Christopher Diss, was pr ...
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  • ajc: GBI: Officer, 2 others involved in shootout at large NW Atlanta block party
  • Press Releases | Atlanta Police Department
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