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Kokomo woman's death ruled a homicide

The victim has been identified as Jamea D. Parker
Posted at 6:52 PM, Nov 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-24 09:57:56-05

KOKOMO — A woman's death early Thursday in Kokomo has been ruled a homicide, according to police.

Kokomo police said an autopsy revealed that Jamea D. Parker, 28, of Kokomo, died of a single gunshot wound.

Parker was found in a driveway outside a home in the area of Buckeye and Butler streets shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Howard County Coroner Steve Seele.

Police said Parker was at Great Escape Bar and Grill, 2411 N. Washington St., at approximately 3 a.m. Officers responded to the bar around 3 a.m. on report of multiple shots fired. The area where Parker was found is approximately a half-mile away from the bar.

The case remains under investigation. 

Anyone with information is about the shooting at Great Escape Bar and Grill or the death of Ms. Parker is asked to call Sgt. Jon Webster at 765-456-7233, Capt. Teresa Galloway at 765-456-7326 or the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7017.

 

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