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Gerald Parks

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated May 29, 2022

Victim Details

Gerald Jerry Parks

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2022-05-29

37

Gerald

Parks

07/15/2026

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On a warm spring evening in Philadelphia, the festive atmosphere of a Memorial Day weekend cookout turned to tragedy for the Parks family. Gerald 'Jerry' Parks, a 37-year-old Black male, was returning home with his 9-year-old son, Jamel Parks, on Sunday, May 29, 2022. Shortly after 10:30 p.m., as they sat in their blue 2019 Nissan Sentra on the 2100 block of Carver Street in the Wissinoming neighborhood, a hail of bullets shattered the night's peace.

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  • NBC10 Philadelphia: 9-Year-Old, Father Killed in Drive-By Shooting Coming Home from Cookout
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Father, 9-year-old son killed in one of several Memorial Day weekend shootings in Philly
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    It’s just so hard to wrap my head around this tragedy. I can't imagine the pain that Jerry and Jam... ...Read More
    12/28/2024
    I came across this case recently, and it's been really haunting me. Jerry and his son Jamel were tak... ...Read More
    07/29/2024
    I was reading about the tragic case of Jerry and Jamel Parks, and something really struck me. Why wa... ...Read More
    08/15/2023
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