2021-03-05

Randall County investigators identify person arrested in shooting

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The Randall County investigators released the identity of the person arrested in a shooting in rural Randall County.

RANDALL COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - The Randall County investigators released the identity of the person arrested in a shooting in rural Randall County.

The person is identified as 41-year-old Charles Duane Parsons of Bluff Dale, Texas.

He is currently in custody in the Randall County Jail facing a murder charge. He has been issued a $100,000 bond.

Officials also identified 47-year-old Allen Darrell Ward of Hereford as the victim.

Parsons was arrested after officials found the body of Ward in a crashed vehicle near FM 1705 and West Dowlen Road.

Deputies found Parsons near the scene and identified him as the person who called 911.