Christian White was an 18-year-old Black male who was fatally shot on May 9, 2021, in the Atlanta area. He lived in Clayton County and had recently turned his life around through a juvenile justice program, earning a management job at the Atlanta restaurant Slutty Vegan via the F.R.E.S.H. Start partnership. Employers remembered him for his quick learning, friendly demeanor, and infectious smile.

On the evening of the shooting Christian had pulled into a parking space at the Hunter Ridge mobile home park in the Irondale area to play basketball with a friend. After the friend exited the vehicle, two gunshots were heard. Christian’s car rolled forward and crashed into a trailer; the friend found him shot in the chest. A neighbor tried to help while emergency crews transported him to Southern Regional Medical Center, where he died.

The friend reported seeing a silver Chevrolet sedan leave the area but could not identify the driver. Investigators recovered several rounds in the backseat of Christian’s car. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward.