A YOUNG dancer has been mysteriously killed just feet from her home while taking her dog on an early morning walk, and cops are still looking for answers.
Brittannee Parker, 32, was fatally hit by a car on October 4th – but her now-heartbroken family didn’t hear about it until six days later.
At first, cops said the murder in Tacoma, Washington, was a hit-and-run, but a pending death report could show evidence it was a homicide[/caption]
Mournful friends and family members left flowers outside her home in Tacoma, Washington[/caption]
Parker’s cousin Luke Mann said it took six days for them to hear about her death[/caption]
Parker’s crumpled body was discovered by a neighbor who saw her lying face down in the middle of the road in Tacoma, Washington, about an hour south of Seattle.
She wasn’t moving or breathing but was warm to the touch and had a weak pulse.
The Good Samaritan, Breelle Buegler, blocked off Parker’s body with her car and called 911 to race her to the hospital.
“I haven’t stopped thinking about it,” the brave woman told NBC affiliate KING.
Tacoma police initially deemed Parker’s death a hit-and-run, but they could launch a homicide investigation based on Parker’s death report, a spokesperson said.
It took six days for friends and family to hear of Parker’s death, leaving them heartbroken, outraged, and desperate for answers.
“I was shocked,” Parker’s best friend Ann “Sadi” Kinyanjui told The News Tribune.
“I was livid how someone could just leave a person that they hurt on the street, just lifeless.
“And I was sad because she was taken from us way too soon.”
Worry spread for Parker’s well-being after she failed to show up for work or call people back, which friends say was unlike her.
Parker’s cousin, Luke Mann, said he was anxious after not hearing from her as she was going through some tough times.
He was going to drive to her workplace to check on her when his aunt called him to give the tragic news.
‘BEAUTIFUL SOUL’
Parker was a talented dancer who was planning on going to graduate school for dance therapy. She was also training for a marathon when she was killed.
“She was a kind and beautiful soul, and her loss has left a devastating void in the lives of everyone who knew and loved her,” Mann said on Facebook.
Mann connected with his cousin in their early 20s after meeting at their great-grandfather’s funeral.
He said they bonded over having difficult childhoods, and soon they became inseparable.
Buegler, who connected with Mann after making the tragic discovery, has been left wondering who could leave an innocent young woman to die.
“She’s a human being,” she said.
“She deserves sympathy. She deserves love.”
Parker’s memorial will be held on Wednesday evening, and all of her friends were invited to attend and say their goodbyes.
Family members are asking people to share Parker’s story and help them find answers.
“Please keep her memory alive by sharing this post and helping us seek the truth,” Mann wrote on Facebook.
“Brittannee touched so many lives with her warmth, creativity, and love, and we will not rest until we have the answers she deserves.”
Breelle Buegler saw Parker’s body and called 911[/caption]
