On the morning of December 20, 2025, 32-year-old Christian Scott White was fatally shot in the 1900 block of Gadsden Highway in Trussville, Alabama. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire at about 1:05 a.m. Early accounts placed the incident at Velma’s, but property owners and investigators later clarified the shooting happened in the parking lot of a neighboring veterinary office. White, a Clay resident, sustained critical injuries and was pronounced dead; his death was recorded as Trussville’s first homicide of 2025.

White graduated from Clay-Chalkville High School in 2011 and worked as a heavy machine operator. Family and community members remembered him as charismatic and devoted to his children, Emersyn and Rohan. He also enjoyed dirt bikes and motorcycles. A celebration of life and funeral services were scheduled for early January 2026 at Ridout’s Trussville Chapel.

The Trussville Police Department opened a homicide investigation and identified a suspect. Police arrested 24-year-old Kanen Isaac Harper of Moody, Alabama, and charged him with murder; he was booked into the Jefferson County Jail without bond pending further proceedings. Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and reported no apparent prior altercation inside the nearby bar before the shooting in the adjacent lot.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about that night, please share what was seen or heard.