Anthony Lee White, 58, a Black man who lived and worked at the Sleep Inn on Commerce Parkway in Garner, North Carolina, was found shot to death inside a hotel room on August 13, 2025. A hotel employee discovered him shortly before 4 p.m., and deputies from the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office found him with a fatal gunshot wound.

Investigators quickly focused on a family member and identified his son, 20-year-old David Lamont White of Angier, as the suspect. That night, deputies located and arrested David White in a parking lot on Blue Peak Drive in Garner; he was charged with murdering his father and held without bond. Authorities did not release a motive.

Does anyone who knew Anthony or his family have information that could help explain what happened that afternoon?