Anthony Parker, a 16-year-old from Lewiston Woodville, North Carolina, was killed in a shooting on May 30, 2026. Deputies responding to the 100 block of Thompson Drive found Anthony dead of gunshot wounds and his 38-year-old mother, Tiffany Parker, shot multiple times and hospitalized with serious injuries.

Investigators charged a 15-year-old juvenile from Kelford with murder in Anthony’s death and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury in Tiffany’s case; authorities did not release the minor’s name. A second person, identified as Joe Grant Clark Jr. of Lewiston, was charged as an accessory after the fact for allegedly helping the juvenile flee.

Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin described Anthony’s death as the county’s most recent homicide amid a rise in youth-related shootings and said detectives were actively pursuing leads, including efforts to identify anyone supplying firearms to juveniles. If anyone knew Anthony, Tiffany, or has information about the shooting or who supplied the weapon, please share what is known.