Joseph E. White, a 61-year-old African American and the Chief of Police for the Rich Square Police Department in North Carolina, was shot and killed on July 16, 2000, while investigating a possible gas drive-off at a local station. He had stopped a vehicle in the parking lot of the Rich Square Dialysis Center when he was fatally shot.

The case led to the arrest of Jason Dwayne Hebert, a 25-year-old from Carencro, Louisiana, on May 1, 2003; Hebert was later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on September 12, 2005. Chief White had a long career in law enforcement, including service in the U.S. Navy and work as a deputy sheriff and corrections officer. He was also a volunteer firefighter and Sunday school teacher, and the U.S. Post Office in Rich Square was later named in his memory.

If anyone knew Chief White or has information about the events at the dialysis center parking lot on July 16, 2000, please come forward.