Crime & Safety

Smyrna Church Holds Vigil for Sandy Springs' Adina Parson

Atlanta attorney Adina Parson, 40, was shot in the head in the breezeway of her Sandy Springs apartment building last Friday.

 

Friends, family and supporters of Adina Parson held a vigil at  for the Atlanta attorney who was shot Friday, April 20, at her apartment complex. 

Parson remained in critical condition, Sunday, at Grady Hospital following surgery.

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On Friday night, Parson, 40, was found shot in the head in the breezeway of her apartment building at the Residences of Morgan Falls Apartments located in the 7700 block of Roswell Road. 

. The motive is unclear, and currently, there is no evidence to show a connection with the April 14 shooting in the apartment complex. That night, 28-year-old Patrick Placide of Winters Chapel Road and his cousin, Jeanlouis Willy, 28, of Ridge Lane in Roswell were apparently involved in a drug deal in the parking lot, when they were shot. Placide was dead at the scene. Willy was treated and released from North Fulton Hospital. The identification of the suspects in that case is still not known.

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