Tragic Hunting Incident Leads to Death and Arrest in Sutter County
SUTTER COUNTY, CA — *UPDATED – Official Media Release*
“Yesterday, 4/6/2025, around 9:00a.m. Sutter County deputies responded to the area of Gifford Road in the Fremont Wier Wildlife Area, for a report of a hunting incident. Once on scene, 65-year-old Shawn Parrish of Sacramento was located with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Medical personnel responded and attempted life-saving measures on Parrish, but he was ultimately pronounced deceased at the scene.
The suspect, 80-year-old John Lee of Sacramento, reportedly fired his shotgun into the brush, hoping to shoot a turkey, though unaware of what he was aiming at. Lee was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Sutter County Jail for PC 187(A) second degree murder and PC 246.3(A) negligent discharge of a firearm.
We would like to thank the Sutter County District Attorney’s Office, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Highway Patrol, the Williams Police Department and all medical personnel that responded to assist.”
