A June 13, 2026 shooting in Whitakers, North Carolina left two men dead after a confrontation at the Dollar General on South White Street. According to the Nash County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Wilbert Silver III and Herbert Earl Lawrence Jr. exchanged gunfire following a heated argument. Deputies answering reports of shots around 10 a.m. found Lawrence inside the store with a fatal chest wound; Silver was located a short distance away at the intersection of Nash and White Streets, also mortally wounded. An employee who was in the store was unharmed and there were no customers present.

Authorities say the incident began as a domestic dispute, though the precise nature of the relationship and the events that led to the shooting have not been publicly detailed. With both men deceased and no surviving suspect, investigators are working to establish the full sequence of events. Does anyone have information about Silver, Lawrence, or what happened that morning?