It has been an exhaustive 13 years since the unsolved murder of 48-year-old Julius Parrish shook the community of Jacksonville. As detailed in a social media post by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Parrish was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on Bunche Drive and West 45th Street on June 30, 2012. Despite years of investigation and the relentless passage of time, the case remains shrouded in mystery, with the shooter or shooters still at large.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 11:30 p.m. that evening, Parrish was shot in what appeared to be a drive-by incident while he conversed with his godson in a driveway, a precious life brutally culled in but a moment’s fleeting cruelty. His wife was present in the car during the harrowing episode and, while his godson survived, Parrish would not emerge alive. “Detectives don’t know why he was targeted,” the office recounted, underscoring a tale of violence whose motive has alluded the tight grasp of law enforcement and left a family grappling for closure ever since.
In recent developments, the Cold Case Unit detectives engaged in a conversation once more with Parrish’s widow, revisiting the pain and moments that unraveled on that fateful summer’s night. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office conveyed a sense of unyielding commitment to justice, stating, “Detectives have never stopped working on this case.” With the absence of arrests and the passage of over a decade, the department continues its plea for public assistance, asserting, “We know someone knows what happened.”…