Javonti Lamont White, 22, was shot and killed on October 14, 2020, in the parking lot of Section 1 of Pender Square Apartments on Benson Drive in Tarboro, North Carolina. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene after a 911 call around 11 p.m. that night. He was born December 18, 1997, in Edgecombe County and is survived by his parents Lamont White and Angela Bullock, paternal grandmother Carrie White, maternal grandparents Queen and Wiley Bullock, three brothers, and one sister.

Authorities quickly identified 27-year-old Rondell Ward of Tarboro as a suspect; he turned himself in at the Tarboro Police Department about an hour after the shooting and was taken into custody on an open count of felony murder. The firearm alleged to have been used was recovered and Ward cooperated with investigators. The motive has not been disclosed.

Funeral services were held October 24, 2020, at Kingdom Empowerment Worship Center, with burial at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens. Does anyone in the community have information about that night or the events that led to Javonti’s death?