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Karion Parrish

Case from Cowarts, AL dated Jan 08, 2026

Victim Details

Karion Parrish

Male

Black / African American

Cowarts

AL

2026-01-08

16

Karion

Parrish

07/13/2026

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In the small town of Cowarts, Alabama, a sense of shock and grief befell the community on the evening of January 8, 2026. Inside his home on Jordan Avenue, 16-year-old Karion Parrish was in his bedroom when a single gunshot shattered the night's quiet. The shot, fired from outside the residence, went through a window and struck Karion, ending his life. What was initially reported as a possible self-inflicted wound was quickly determined by the Houston County Sheriff's Office to be a homicide. ...
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  • https://www.wdhn.com/news/body-found-in-cowarts-murder-investigation-underway/
  • https://www.wtvy.com: Four charged in teen’s murder
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