From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
CENTER POINT — An apartment fire on Friday morning in Center Point left one man dead. Authorities have now revealed his identity.
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The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the departed as Walter Quinn Parker, a 35-year-old black male, of Center Point.
The coroner’s office reported that Parker died at 1:03 a.m. The decedent’s death was due to an apartment fire that occurred at an apartment complex in Center Point. While extinguishing the fire, the firefighters discovered Parker inside an apartment. The incident is being investigated by the Center Point Fire Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.