Christian Oldham was a 30-year-old U.S. Marine Sergeant from Hillsborough, North Carolina, assigned to the 2d Marine Division at Camp Lejeune. On the morning of October 12, 2024, at about 6:22 a.m., Raleigh police responded to a report of a shooting inside a parking garage in the 400 block of South Salisbury Street. On the second level they found Oldham with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to a hospital and later died.

Investigators learned Oldham had been with a longtime friend, 30-year-old Spencer Charles Wrightington of Greenville. Wrightington told investigators the two had been drinking earlier, were inside Oldham’s car in the garage and had been passing Oldham’s handgun back and forth believing it was unloaded. Investigators determined the firearm discharged while Wrightington was holding it; Wrightington called 911 and repeatedly described the shooting as an accident. Wrightington was initially charged with murder and held without bond.

In August 2026 the case was resolved when Wrightington pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and received a sentence requiring prison time plus substance treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous participation. If anyone knew Oldham or was at the party that morning, what information can help clarify the events in the garage?